The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A, the States, and America, is a country in North America. A federal republic, the United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, and extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Washington, D.C.

The present-day continental United States has been inhabited for at least 15,000 years by Native Americans. After 16th-century European exploration and settlement, the English established new colonies, and gained control of others, in the eastern portion of the continent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 4 July 1776, at war with Britain over fair governance, thirteen of these colonies declared their independence; in 1783, the war ended in British acceptance of the new nation. Since then, the country has more than quadrupled in size: it now consists of 50 states, one federal district, and a number of overseas territories.

At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.1 million km²), the U.S. is the third largest country by area. It is also the world's third most populous nation, with nearly 300 million people.

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United States Is Using Less Water Than 35 Years Ago:  Water use estimates for 2005 show that despite a 30 .. http://bit.ly/PbsFR
PMEngineer (PM Engineer) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:59 -0000
United States Is Using Less Water Than 35 Years Ago:  Water use estimates for 2005 show that despite a 30 .. http://bit.ly/PbsFR
FIFA Italy's Marco Fossati (R) in action with USA's Jared Watts: Football - Italy v United States of Americ.. http://bit.ly/27vbnW
fifafoot (FIFA 2010) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:37 -0000
FIFA Italy's Marco Fossati (R) in action with USA's Jared Watts: Football - Italy v United States of Americ.. http://bit.ly/27vbnW
@sccdare18 gsm is the global standard. Cdma is very old and only used in the united states
benderunit9000 (Neal) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:35 -0000
@sccdare18 gsm is the global standard. Cdma is very old and only used in the united states
newStream ©: OSCE to send more election observers to Ukraine than to United States http://bit.ly/3zTPIn
greychampion (greychampion) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:32 -0000
newStream ©: OSCE to send more election observers to Ukraine than to United States http://bit.ly/3zTPIn
How long before Obama turns "The United States of America" into the "The Communist Republic of America"?
micahlmartin (micahlmartin) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:29 -0000
How long before Obama turns "The United States of America" into the "The Communist Republic of America"?
A 'Bad News Day' for Democrats: And if George Bush were president of the United States today, they -- a.. http://tinyurl.com/yhyzosr
CommonSenseGovm (Charles) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:02:30 -0000
A 'Bad News Day' for Democrats: And if George Bush were president of the United States today, they -- a.. http://tinyurl.com/yhyzosr

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