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United States: flag, map and capital

North America · Capital: Washington, D.C.

Flag: United States

Where is United States?

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Facts

Capital
Washington, D.C.7
Continent
North America6
Population
343,477,335 (2023 estimate)1
Area
9,833,517 km² (3,796,741 sq mi) (2023)2
Official languages
Chamorro, Spanish, Samoan, Carolinian, Hawaiian34
Currency
US Dollar34
Calling code
+13
Internet domain
.us3
Driving side
Right3
Highest point
Denali, 6,190 m (20,308 ft)3

Neighboring countries 6

2 land neighbors in this catalog

Selected cities5

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Sources

  1. Population: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, 2023 estimates. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Converted from thousands to persons by igeography.net. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  2. Area: United Nations Statistics Division, UNdata country profiles, 2023. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  3. Languages, currency, calling code, internet domain, driving side and highest point: Wikidata. CC0. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  4. Names of languages and currencies: Unicode CLDR.
  5. Cities and their populations: GeoNames. CC BY 4.0. Populations are approximate and of different years. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  6. Map and neighbors: Natural Earth (public domain), drawn and computed by igeography.net. Crimea is part of Ukraine. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  7. Capitals: our curated list, checked against Wikidata. Retrieved 2026-10-14.