United States

[[Cliff Palace The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations. Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands., November 1997, pp. 1, 6, 39n. Both viewed April 6, 2016.}} The country has the world's third-largest land area,, the United States is the third-largest country in the world by land area, behind Russia and China. By total area (land and water), it is the third-largest, behind Russia and Canada, if its coastal and territorial water areas are included. However, if only its internal waters are included (bays, sounds, rivers, lakes, and the Great Lakes), the U.S. is the fourth-largest, after Russia, Canada, and China.
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Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years ago. British colonization led to the first settlement of the Thirteen Colonies in Virginia in 1607. Clashes with the British Crown over taxation and political representation sparked the American Revolution, with the Second Continental Congress formally declaring independence on July 4, 1776. Following its victory in the Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the country continued to expand across North America. As more states were admitted, sectional division over slavery led to the secession of the Confederate States of America, which fought the remaining states of the Union during the 1861–1865 American Civil War. With the Union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally. By 1890, the United States had established itself as a great power. After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. entered World War II. The aftermath of the war left the U.S. and the Soviet Union as the world's two superpowers and led to the Cold War, during which both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance and international influence. Following the Soviet Union's collapse and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the U.S. emerged as the world's sole superpower.

The U.S. national government is a presidential constitutional republic and liberal democracy with three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. It has a bicameral national legislature composed of the House of Representatives, a lower house based on population; and the Senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state. Substantial autonomy is given to states and several territories, with a political culture that emphasizes liberty, equality under the law, individualism, and limited government.

One of the world's most developed countries, the United States has had the largest nominal GDP since 1890 and accounted for 15% of the global economy in 2023. It possesses by far the largest amount of wealth of any country and the highest median income per capita of any non-microstate. The U.S. ranks among the world's highest in economic competitiveness, productivity, innovation, human rights, and higher education. Its hard power and cultural influence have a global reach. The U.S. is a founding member of the World Bank, IMF, Organization of American States, NATO, World Health Organization, and a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Manila (pub. Sept. 10, 1902-Nov. 14, 1935)
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    New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, [1965?]
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    New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, [1965?]
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    Washington, D.C., The National Archives, National Archives and Records Service.
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    Published 1988
    Holmes Beach, Fla. : Wm. W. Gaunt & Sons, 1988.
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    Published 1867
    Sante Fe : Office of Secretary, Territory of New Mexico, 1867.
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    by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
    Published 1860
    Philadelphia : G.G. Evans, 1860.
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    by Hickey, William, 1798-1866
    Published 1878
    Baltimore : published by John Murphy & Co., for the benefit of the heirs of William Hickey, 1878.
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    Published 1838
    Washington City : G. Templeman, 1838.
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    Published 1782
    [Philadelphia] : [Printed by David C. Claypoole], [1782]
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    Published 1904
    Washington : G.P.O., 1904-
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    Published 1783
    À Philadelphie [that is, Paris] ; Et se trouve à Paris : Chez Ph.-D. Pierres : Pissot, père & fils, libraires, 1783.
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    Published 1910
    Philadelphia : George T. Bisel Co., [1910]
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    Published 1816
    Natchez [Miss.] : Printed by Peter Isler, printer to the territory, 1816.
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    Published 1899
    Jefferson City, Mo. : Tribune Printing Company, State printers, 1899.
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    Published 1825
    Washington : Edward de Krafft, printer, 1825.
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    Published 1934
    [Montpelier, Vt.] : [Capital City Press], 1934.
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    Published 1927
    [Des Moines : State of Iowa], 1927.
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    Published 1947
    Des Moines : State of Iowa, 1947.
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