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The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís Santa Fe: 1692: Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. 1821: Capital of the Mexican province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. 1824: Capital of the Mexican territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. 1846: Capital of the U.S. military ...
The intention of the Founding Fathers was that the United States capital should be at a neutral site, not giving favor to any existing state; as a result, the District of Columbia was created in 1800 to serve as the seat of government.
Resident population of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2022 according to the U.S. Census Bureau [needs update] Average annual population growth rate in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico between 2020 and 2022 according to the U.S. Census Bureau [needs update]
The United States of America is a federal republic of 50 states, a federal district and 14 territories.It is located mostly in central North America.The U.S. has three land borders, two with Canada and one with Mexico, and has sea borders with Cuba, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Bermuda and Russia, and is otherwise bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean and the ...
States and territories by density, population and area Location Density Population Land area /mi 2 /km 2 mi 2 km 2 District of Columbia 11,131: 4,297: 678,972: 61: 158 New Jersey 1,263: 488
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
This is a list of the most populous municipal corporations of the United States.As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and municipalities.