United States
The United States is a country located primarily in North America. Its capital is Washington, D.C.. About 340 million people live there (2024). It covers 9,826,675 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Washington, D.C.
- People (2024)
- 340 million
- Area
- 9,826,675 km²
- Currency
- United States dollar
United States at a glance
- Official name
- the United States of America
- In its own language
- United States of America, Estados Unidos de América, Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí, Iunaite Sitete o Amerika, Estados Unidus, ᏌᏊᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎾᎿ ᎠᎺᏰᏟ, ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻia, Tannapta Nunaat Amiarikami, Létaz-Ini d'Amérik
- Status
- Country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C.
- Population
- 340,110,988 (2024)
- Area
- 9,826,675 km² (3,794,099 mi²)
- People are called
- American, Americans
- Regional languages
- Hawaiian, Spanish, Samoan, Chamorro, Carolinian
- Currency
- United States dollar
- GDP (nominal)
- US$28751 billion (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 77 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.921 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 47.7 (2011)
- Unemployment
- 6.7% (2013)
- Government
- constitutional republic, democratic republic
- Head of state
- Donald Trump (since 2025)
- Head of government
- Donald Trump (since 2025)
- Country codes
- US, USA
- Calling code
- +1
- Internet domain
- .us
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−12:00, UTC−11:00, UTC−09:00, UTC−08:00, UTC−07:00, UTC−06:00, , UTC−04:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+12:00, Samoa Time Zone, Atlantic Time Zone, Central Time Zone, Alaska Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone, Chamorro Time Zone
- Coordinates
- 39.828175°, -98.5795°
The United States and its neighbours
The United States borders Mexico and Canada. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- United States
- Neighbours
Divisions of the United States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- District of Columbia
- American Samoa
- United States Virgin Islands
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
Member of
- United Nations Security Council
- United Nations
- NATO
- G7
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- World Trade Organization
- Arctic Council
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- G20
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- Interpol
- AUSCANNZUKUS
- ABCANZ Armies
- The Technical Cooperation Program
and 13 more organisations.
How far are you from the United States?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of the United States?
The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C..
What is the population of the United States?
The United States has about 340,110,988 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is the United States?
The United States covers 9,826,675 square kilometres (3,794,099 square miles).
What currency does the United States use?
The United States dollar.
Which countries border the United States?
The United States shares a border with Mexico and Canada.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.