United States of America – federal republic located primarily in North America, and the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With the Soviet Union's collapse and the subsequent end of the Cold War in 1991, the United States emerged as the world's sole superpower.
An enlargeable satellite composite image of the contiguous United States. Lush temperate, subtropical, and tropical vegetation and low to moderately high mountains prevail throughout the humid east, and high mountains, plateaus, temperate and subtropical savannas, and hot dry deserts prevail in the west.
The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the continental U.S., eight distinct physiographic divisions exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions.[2] These major divisions are:
At the Declaration of Independence, the United States consisted of 13 states, former colonies of the United Kingdom. In the following years, the number of states has grown steadily due to expansion to the west, conquest and purchase of lands by the American government, and division of existing states to the current number of 50 United States:[3]
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States The flag of the United States An orthographic projection of the United States United States of America federal republic located primarily in North America and the world s third largest country by both land and total area It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas Cuba Russia and other nations With the Soviet Union s collapse and the subsequent end of the Cold War in 1991 the United States emerged as the world s sole superpower Contents 1 General reference 2 Geography of the United States 2 1 Environment of the United States 2 1 1 Geographic features of the United States 2 2 Regions of the United States 2 2 1 Physiographic divisions of the United States 2 3 Administrative divisions of the United States 2 3 1 States of the United States 2 3 2 Territories of the United States 2 3 2 1 Incorporated organized territories 2 3 2 2 Incorporated unorganized territories 2 3 2 3 Unincorporated organized territories 2 3 2 4 Unincorporated unorganized territories 2 3 3 Geography of the states and territories 2 4 Demography of the United States 2 5 Climate of the United States 3 History of the United States 3 1 Period coverage 3 1 1 History of the states and territories 3 2 Presidents of the United States 4 Government and politics in the United States 4 1 Federal government 4 1 1 Legislative branch 4 1 2 Executive branch 4 1 2 1 Federal executive departments 4 1 3 Commissions 4 1 4 Judicial branch 4 2 State and territory governments 4 3 Politics of the states and territories 4 4 Foreign relations 4 4 1 International organization membership 4 5 Military 4 6 Intelligence organizations 5 Law of the United States 6 Culture of the United States 6 1 American cuisine 6 1 1 Historical cuisine 6 1 2 Cuisine of the regions 6 2 Art in the United States 6 2 1 Film 6 2 2 Music in the United States 6 2 2 1 Genres 6 2 2 2 Music in the states and territories 6 2 3 Radio 6 3 Sports in the United States 6 3 1 List of Major Sports Leagues in the United States 6 3 1 1 Other top level leagues and series 6 3 1 2 Minor and developmental professional leagues and series 6 3 1 3 College sports 6 3 1 4 Sports governing bodies 6 3 2 Sports by state and territory 6 3 3 Sports Museums in the United States 7 Education in the United States 7 1 Education in the states and territories 8 Economy and infrastructure of the United States 8 1 Economy by state and territory 8 2 Tourism in the United States 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksGeneral reference edit nbsp An enlargeable map of the United States showing the population density in 2010Pronunciation j ʊ ˌ n aɪ t ɪ d ˈ s t eɪ t s Abbreviations USA or US Common English country name United States Official English country name United States of America Common endonyms United States U S U S A America Official endonym United States of America Common exonyms United States America or The States chiefly British Commonwealth North America chiefly Latin America Adjectivals United States American Demonyms American among others Etymology International rankings of the United States ISO country codes US USA 840 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 US Internet country code top level domain us com org net gov eduGeography of the United States editMain article Geography of the United States nbsp An enlargeable topographic map of the contiguous United StatesThe United States is a megadiverse countryLocation 50 states Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere except western Aleutian Islands Americas North America Northern America Oceania Polynesia Time zones Atlantic Standard Time UTC 04 Atlantic Daylight Time UTC 03 Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands Eastern Standard Time UTC 05 Eastern Daylight Time UTC 04 Central Standard Time UTC 06 Central Daylight Time UTC 05 Mountain Standard Time UTC 07 Mountain Daylight Time UTC 06 Pacific Standard Time UTC 08 Pacific Daylight Time UTC 07 Alaska Standard Time UTC 09 Alaska Daylight Time UTC 08 Hawaii Aleutian Standard Time UTC 10 Hawaii Aleutian Daylight Time UTC 09 Extreme points of the United States North Point Barrow Alaska 71 23 15 N 156 28 52 W 71 38750 N 156 48111 W 71 38750 156 48111 AK N Point Barrow South Ka Lae Island of Hawai i Hawai i 18 54 39 N 155 40 52 W 18 91083 N 155 68111 W 18 91083 155 68111 East Sail Rock just offshore West Quoddy Head Maine 44 48 54 N 66 56 52 W 44 81500 N 66 94778 W 44 81500 66 94778 Physically East Eastern Semisopochnoi Island Alaska 51 57 40 N 179 46 29 E 51 96111 N 179 77472 E 51 96111 179 77472 West Peaked Island offshore Cape Wrangell Attu Island Alaska 52 55 00 N 172 26 00 E 52 91667 N 172 43333 E 52 91667 172 43333 Physically West Western Amatignak Island Alaska 51 16 06 N 179 09 00 W 51 26833 N 179 15000 W 51 26833 179 15000 High Denali Mount McKinley Alaska at 6 194 meters 20 322 ft 63 4 10 N 151 0 26 W 63 06944 N 151 00722 W 63 06944 151 00722 Low Badwater Basin Death Valley California at 86 meters 282 ft 36 13 58 N 116 46 42 W 36 23278 N 116 77833 W 36 23278 116 77833 Land boundaries 12 034 km 7 477 mi nbsp Canada 8 893 km 5 525 mi note 1 nbsp Mexico 3 145 km 1 954 mi 1 Coastline 19 924 km 12 380 mi dd Population of the United States 308 745 538 2010 census 3rd most populous country Area of the United States 9 826 630 km2 3 794 080 sq mi 4th most extensive country Atlas of the United States Cities of the United States by population Environment of the United States edit nbsp An enlargeable satellite composite image of the contiguous United States Lush temperate subtropical and tropical vegetation and low to moderately high mountains prevail throughout the humid east and high mountains plateaus temperate and subtropical savannas and hot dry deserts prevail in the west Main article Environment of the United States Beaches in the United States Climate of the United States Climate change in the United States Environmental issues in the United States Ecoregions in the United States Renewable energy in the United States Geothermal energy in the United States Solar power in the United States Wind power in the United States Geology of the United States Earthquakes in the United States National parks of the United States Protected areas of the United States Superfund sites in the United States Wildlife of the United States Flora of the United States Fauna of the United States Birds of the United States Mammals of the United States Reptiles of the United States Amphibians of the United States Geographic features of the United States edit For a more comprehensive list see List of landforms of the United States Fjords of the United States Glaciers of the United States Islands of the United States Lakes of the United States Mountain peaks of the United States The 104 highest major summits of the United States The 129 most prominent summits of the United States The 112 most isolated major summits of the United States Alaska Range Appalachian Mountains Black Hills Cascade Range Ozark Mountains Sierra Nevada Rocky Mountains Volcanoes of the United States Rivers of the United States Arkansas River Columbia River Colorado River Connecticut River Hudson River Mississippi River Missouri River Potomac River Rio Grande Ohio River Delaware River Snake River Susquehanna River Yukon River Waterfalls of the United States Valleys of the United States World Heritage Sites in the United States nbsp View from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon a World Heritage Site Regions of the United States edit For a more comprehensive list see List of regions of the United States East Coast of the United States West Coast of the United States Belt regions of the United States New England Mid Atlantic The South Midwest Great Plains Pacific Northwest Southwest Hawaiian Archipelago Physiographic divisions of the United States edit The geography of the United States varies across their immense area Within the continental U S eight distinct physiographic divisions exist though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions 2 These major divisions are Laurentian Upland part of the Canadian Shield that extends into the northern United States Great Lakes area Atlantic Plain the coastal regions of the eastern and southern parts includes the continental shelf the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf Coast Appalachian Highlands lying on the eastern side of the United States it includes the Appalachian Mountains Adirondacks and New England province Interior Plains part of the interior contentintal United States it includes much of what is called the Great Plains Interior Highlands also part of the interior contentintal United States this division includes the Ozark Plateau Rocky Mountain System one branch of the Cordilleran system lying far inland in the western states Intermontane Plateaus also divided into the Columbia Plateau the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Province it is a system of plateaus basins ranges and gorges between the Rocky and Pacific Mountain Systems It is the setting for the Grand Canyon the Great Basin and Death Valley Pacific Mountain System the coastal mountain ranges and features in the west coast of the United States Administrative divisions of the United States edit States of the United States edit Main articles U S state and Administrative division At the Declaration of Independence the United States consisted of 13 states former colonies of the United Kingdom In the following years the number of states has grown steadily due to expansion to the west conquest and purchase of lands by the American government and division of existing states to the current number of 50 United States 3 nbsp Map of the United States with state border lines Note that Alaska and Hawaii are shown at different scales and that the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from this map Alabama AL Alaska AK Arizona AZ Arkansas AR 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since 1959Incorporated unorganized territories edit Palmyra AtollUnincorporated organized territories edit Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Territory of Guam Territory of the United States Virgin Islands Unincorporated unorganized territories edit Territory of American Samoa technically unorganized but self governing under a constitution last revised in 1967Baker Island uninhabited Howland Island uninhabited Jarvis Island uninhabited Johnston Atoll uninhabited Kingman Reef uninhabited Bajo Nuevo Bank uninhabited disputed with Colombia Serranilla Bank uninhabited disputed with Colombia Midway Islands no indigenous inhabitants currently included in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Navassa Island uninhabited claimed by Haiti Wake Atoll consisting of Peale Wake and Wilkes Islands 4 no indigenous inhabitants only contractor personnel claimed by the Marshall Islands Geography of the states and territories edit AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NM NV NJ NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WYAS GU MP PR VI Demography of the United States edit Main article Demography of the United States AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NM NV NJ NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WYAS GU MP PR VI Climate of the United States editHistory of the United States edit nbsp John Trumbull s Declaration of Independence is usually incorrectly identified as a depiction of the signing of the Declaration of Independence but it actually shows the drafting committee presenting its work to the Congress nbsp A map of the territorial evolution of the United StatesMain outline Outline of United States history Main articles History of the United States and Timeline of United States history Period coverage edit Prehistory of the United States Pre Columbian era Colonial period 1776 to 1789 1789 to 1849 1849 to 1865 1865 to 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