United States
Country primarily in North America
Summary
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's third-largest land area and third-largest population, exceeding 341 million.
Originally created by Koyaanis Qatsi
9/6/2001, 7:00:01 AM
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5/18/2026, 2:12:12 PM
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We don't need to link to the same article twice in the picture caption, I think.
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1352718003|1352718003]] by [[Special:Contributions/Banan14kab|Banan14kab]] ([[User talk:Banan14kab|talk]]) RV -- The 50 states are not "self-governing", as WP article [[U.S. state]] makes abundantly clear.
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.com is not specific to the US it would have to be included in other country articles but its not in any other country article
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