Country primarily in North America
An orthographic projection of the United States The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to theUnited States :
United States of America – federal republic located primarily inNorth America , and the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders withCanada to its north and withMexico to its south and has maritime borders with theBahamas ,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 map of the United States showing the population density in 2010 Pronunciation:/j ʊ ˌ n aɪ . t ɪ d ˈ s t eɪ t s ⓘ Abbreviations : USA or USCommon English country name: United States or America Languages of the United States:English ,Spanish ,Hawaiian andNative American languages Official English country name: United States of America Commonendonyms :United States , U.S., U.S.A.,America Official endonym: United States of America Commonexonyms : United States;America orThe States (chieflyBritish /Commonwealth ); North America (chiefly Latin America) Adjectivals : United States,American Demonyms : American (amongothers )Etymology International rankings of the United States ISO country codes : US, USA, 840ISO region codes : SeeISO 3166-2:US Internetcountry code top-level domain :.us ,.com ,.org ,.net ,.gov ,.edu Geography of the United States [ edit ] An enlargeable topographic map of thecontiguous United States Location (50 states ):Northern Hemisphere andWestern Hemisphere (except westernAleutian Islands )Time zones :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 offshoreWest 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, offshoreCape 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 ,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) Canada 8,893 km (5,525 mi)[ note 1] Mexico 3,145 km (1,954 mi)[ 1] Coastline: 19,924 km (12,380 mi) Environment of the United States [ edit ] An enlargeable satellite composite image of thecontiguous 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 subtropicalsavannas , and hot drydeserts prevail in the west. Geographic features of the United States [ edit ] Regions of the United States [ edit ]
Physiographic divisions of the United States [ edit ] The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the contiguous U.S.,eight distinct physiographic divisions exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions.[ 2]
Laurentian Upland – part of theCanadian Shield that extends into the northern United StatesGreat Lakes area.Atlantic Plain – the coastal regions of the eastern and southern parts includes the continental shelf, theAtlantic Coast and theGulf Coast .Appalachian Highlands – lying on the eastern side of the United States, it includes theAppalachian Mountains ,Adirondacks andNew England province.Interior Plains – part of the interior contiguous United States, it includes much of what is called theGreat Plains .Interior Highlands – also part of the interior contiguous United States, this division includes theOzark Plateau.Rocky Mountain System – one branch of theCordilleran system lying far inland in the western states.Intermontane Plateaus – also divided into theColumbia Plateau , theColorado Plateau and theBasin 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 theGrand Canyon , theGreat Basin andDeath Valley .Pacific Mountain System – the coastal mountain ranges and features in thewest coast of the United States .Administrative divisions of the United States [ edit ] States of the United States [ edit ] At theDeclaration of Independence , the United States consisted of13 states , formercolonies of the United Kingdom. In the following years, the number ofstates 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 of50 United States :[ 3]
Map of the United States with state border lines. Alaska and Hawaii are shown at different scales, and that theAleutian Islands and theuninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from this map. Territories of the United States [ edit ] Location of the insular areas of the United States: The United States of America
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Incorporated organized territories [ edit ] Incorporated unorganized territories [ edit ] Unincorporated organized territories [ edit ] Unincorporated unorganized territories [ edit ] Baker Island , uninhabitedHowland Island , uninhabitedJarvis Island , uninhabitedJohnston Atoll , uninhabitedKingman Reef , uninhabitedBajo Nuevo Bank , uninhabited (disputed withColombia )Serranilla Bank , uninhabited (disputed with Colombia)Midway Islands , no indigenous inhabitants, currently included in the Midway AtollNational Wildlife Refuge Navassa Island , uninhabited (claimed byHaiti )Wake Atoll consisting of Peale, Wake and Wilkes Islands,[ 4] 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 –WY
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History of the United States [ edit ] John Trumbull 'sDeclaration of Independence Declaration of Independence , but it actually shows the drafting committee presenting its work to theSecond Continental Congress .A map of theterritorial evolution of the United States History 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 –WY
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Department Creation Order of Modifications since creation 2007 Budget Employees (2007) State 1789 1 Initially named "Department of Foreign Affairs" 9.96 30,266 Treasury 1789 2 11.10 115,897 Defense 1947 3 Initially named "National Military Establishment" 439.30 3,000,000 Justice 1870 4 Position ofAttorney General created in 1789, but had no department until 1870 23.40 112,557 Interior 1849 5 10.70 71,436 Agriculture 1889 6 77.60 109,832 Commerce 1903 7 Originally named Commerce and Labor; Labor later separated 6.20 36,000 Labor 1913 8 59.70 17,347 Health and Human Services 1953 9 Originally named Health, Education, and Welfare; Education later separated 543.20 67,000 Housing and Urban Development 1965 10 46.20 10,600 Transportation 1966 11 58.00 58,622 Energy 1977 12 21.50 116,100 Education 1979 13 62.80 4,487 Veterans Affairs 1989 14 73.20 235,000 Homeland Security 2002 15 44.60 208,000 Total budget (fiscal year 2007): 1,523.42 4,193,144
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