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Derived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language. ^ c. Whether the United States or the People's Republic of China is larger is disputed. The figure given is from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook. Other sources give smaller figures. All authoritative calculations of the country's size include only the 50 states and the District of Columbia, not the territories. ^ d. The population estimate includes people whose usual residence is in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, including noncitizens. It does not include either those living in the territories, amounting to more than 4 million U.S. citizens (most in Puerto Rico), or U.S. citizens living outside the United States.The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America / ə ˈ m ɛr ɪ k ə /) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with over 309 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest both by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2009 GDP of $14.3 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity). Indigenous peoples of Asian origin have inhabited what is now the mainland United States for many thousands of years. This Native American population was greatly reduced by disease and warfare after European contact. The United States was founded by thirteen British colonies located along the Atlantic seaboard. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their right to self-determination and their establishment of a cooperative union. The rebellious states defeated the British Empire in the American Revolution, the first successful colonial war of independence. The current United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single republic with a strong central government. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments guaranteeing many fundamental civil rights and freedoms, was ratified in 1791. In the 19th century, the United States acquired land from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Russia, and annexed the Republic of Texas and the Republic of Hawaii. Disputes between the agrarian South and industrial North over states' rights and the expansion of the institution of slavery provoked the American Civil War of the 1860s. The North's victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of legal slavery in the United States. By the 1870s, the national economy was the world's largest. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a military power. It emerged from World War II as the first country with nuclear weapons and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union left the United States as the sole superpower. The country accounts for two-fifths of global military spending and is a leading economic, political, and cultural force in the world. From Wikipedia under the
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 execte.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:07:13 GMT+00:00 Execte News Manning has already been charged with the leak of a video, and is currently held at a United States Marine Corps base near Quantico, Virginia. ... Gates Says Afghan Leaks Could Endanger Troops, Allies RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty 'WikiLeaks' founder has 'blood of soldiers on his hands', says Mullen Sify US implores Wikileaks to suspend leaks on war in Afghanistan NewsTime US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog) - AFP  abcnews.go.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:27:28 GMT+00:00 ABC News TOKYO (Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said the risk of deflation in the United States has risen somewhat compared with ... A Fed Member Warns of Deflation New York Times (blog) Monetary Targets: A Fresh Take Seeking Alpha (blog) The Volcker-Bernanke puzzle Asia Times Online  dw-world.de Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:51:21 GMT+00:00 Deutsche Welle The California company remains under investigation over the breach in the United States , Australia, Spain and Germany, among others. ... Google cleared in Britain over personal data collected from wireless networks Los Angeles Times (blog) Judges ponder location for Google privacy lawsuits The Associated Press From Google News Search: "United States"  itstoolong.com 320px x 480px | 59.90kB [source page] by itstoolong on 10 Juli 2009 mp3 These United States I Want You to Keep Everything Ein schoenes Konzept haben sich These United States da ausgedacht Jesse Elliott hatte vor den US Wahlen im November zwei From Yahoo Image Search: "United States" In the United States, when does the semesters start and end? Q. You might be surprised with the question. But I'm from Philippines and I'm doing a bit of research. Can someone tell me about how do the semesters work there in the United States? And tell me a little a bit about the finals, semifinals and all other stuffs that matters in a semester. Thanks. I already looked it up on Wikipedia but I'm not yet satisfied. Thanks again. Asked by lostguy818 - Wed Apr 29 01:10:10 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. typially first semester starts in September, then ends around december... midterms in early january or late december... then second semester starts in JAnuary after midterms and goes till June, when finals start and end.. usually exam weeks are about a week long each, sometimes 2. Answered by Hannah B - Wed Apr 29 01:22:05 2009 What is up with the United States Government? Q. I am always hearing "The United States Government are not human they are like aliens" I hear this all the time by many Americans. Other things said "They have technology so they can disguise themselves" "The United States Government have their UFO's" which really a lot of political people say that they do as well. So what is the United States Government really doing? Asked by Joseph - Wed Dec 30 04:10:26 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. The US government has been infiltrated by terrorists, the Ameridejahd. But instead of "suicide bombers", they use airplanes. You can kill so many more with airplanes, and it saves money. Answered by Joe Blough - Thu Dec 31 13:56:41 2009 Is the southwestern United States more anglophone, hispanophone, or mostly bilingual?
Q. 1. Which language is more commonly spoken by the population? 2. Which language is more commonly used in public schools as the language of instruction? 3. Which language is more commonly used to conduct business? 4. Do you believe that in the future the southwest will be more anglophone, hispanophone, or a pretty evenly bilingual region? 5. Do you believe that the United States will become an officially bilingual nation like its northern neighbor, with English being dominant overall but the southwest becoming to the United States what Quebec is to Canada? Asked by Seth D - Thu Jun 4 22:10:47 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. 1. English 2. English 3. English 4. Legally anglophone, but given the demographics, more like bilingual 5. No, there are too many nay sayers. Answered by Rejji - Thu Jun 4 22:26:07 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "United States" This article is for quotes about the United States of America, also known as the USA and the U.S. This theme article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the , to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality.ContentsBy native Americans
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