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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.
Capitals of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís: 1610 El Paso del Norte (now Ciudad Juárez CHH) 1680: Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province-in-exile of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (Pueblo Revolt 1680–1692).
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
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]
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government.
Archives and libraries – List of U.S. state libraries and archives Capitols – List of state and territorial capitols in the United States Highest buildings – List of tallest buildings by U.S. state and territory
Metropolitan area Country Population Year Notes Mexico City Mexico 21,804,515 2020 [1]New York United States 19,563,798 2022 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area [2]
The first documented use of the phrase "United States of America" is a letter from January 2, 1776. Stephen Moylan, a Continental Army aide to General George Washington, wrote to Joseph Reed, Washington's aide-de-camp, seeking to go "with full and ample powers from the United States of America to Spain" to seek assistance in the Revolutionary War effort.