Countries of the World (The Americas) - United States
Twelfth country from the Western Hemisphere in my geography series. Using this one simply as a point of comparison for other countries - so I'm only including basic information and general links (no pictures or history) in this post.
Section I - Basic Info on United States
Official Name: United States of America
Population: 338,016,259 (3rd largest in the world, Largest in the Americas)
Area/Size: 3,796,742 square miles (a little smaller than Wisconsin)
Capital: Washington, D.C. (5.6 million - sister city of Bangkok, Thailand and Dakar, Senegal)
Other Major Cities: New York City (19.9 million), Los Angeles (12.9 million), Chicago (9.4 million), Dallas/Ft Worth (8.3 million), Houston (7.8 million), Miami (6.5 million)
Spoken Languages: English, Spanish, multiple indigenous languages (none official)
Religions: Catholic (28%), general Christian (21%), Protestant (20%), agnostic (18%)
Life Expectancy: 80.1 years Internet Access Rate: 93.1%
Per Capita Income: $85,810 Unemployment: 4.1%
What do they Export?: Petroleum, cars/trucks, airplanes, computers, medicines
Export Partners: Canada (14%), Mexico (13%), China (8%), Germany (5%), Japan (4%)
Import Partners: Mexico (15%), China (15%), Canada (14%), Germany (5%), Japan (5%)
Government Type: Constitutional federal republic (last election Nov 2024, despite some accusations of election fraud, elections are peaceful and free)
General Information on the United States:
“Economy of the United States", The World Bank, Jan 2026, https://data360.worldbank.org/en/economy/USA
“United States of America", One World Nations Online, Jan 2025, https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/united_states.htm
“United States", Wikipedia, Aug 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States or https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
"United States of America Facts for Kids (Facts, Food, Animals and Geography)", Kids World Travel Guide, May 2025, kids-world-travel-guide.com/usa-facts.html
"Visit the USA" (official tourism site), 2026, https://www.visittheusa.com/
"America (U.S.) Explained In 15 Minutes (History Geography and Culture)" (video), Opentiera, Oct 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo22Vq_pFHg
"United States Travel Guide", National Geographic Society, Oct 2026, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destination/united-states
And two more for a little bit of world perspective on travelling to the United States . . .
"Americans May Think These 25 Things Are Totally Normal, But They Were Culture Shocks For World Travelers", BuzzFeed, May 2023, https://www.buzzfeed.com/kelsiehammond1/european-culture-shocks-in-america
"International travelers share their biggest U.S. culture shocks", Yahoo Travel, Jun 2026, https://travel.yahoo.com/advice/lifestyle/articles/international-travelers-share-biggest-u-201423154.html
Section IV - Resources About United States
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