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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]
A 1975 state supreme court case, Commonwealth v. Olivo, underscored official status of English; [8] in 2002, English was declared the "common public language." [9] Michigan: No: None [1] Minnesota: No: None [1] Mississippi: Yes: None: since 1987 [1] Missouri: Yes: None [1] since 1998; state constitution amended accordingly in 2008 [10] Montana ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. United States Spanish US Spanish Español estadounidense Pronunciation [espaˈɲol estaðowniˈðense] Native to United States Speakers 43.4 million (2023) Language family Indo-European Italic Latino-Faliscan Romance Western Ibero-Romance West Iberian Castillian Spanish United States ...
List of state and territory name etymologies of the United States; Lists of U.S. county name etymologies; List of place names of French origin in the United States; List of place names of German origin in the United States; List of place names of Native American origin in the United States; List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places
USAGov en Español is part of USA.gov.USA.gov links to federal agency websites and to state, local, and tribal government. USAGov en Español was launched on October 16, 2003, to support Executive Order 13166, signed by President Bill Clinton in 2000, which requires federal agencies to provide information and services for people with limited English proficiency (LEP).
Title State City Year est. Notes La Opinion Spanish Newspaper Texas: Jacksonville, Texas: 1989 www.laopinionentexas.com Accion Newspaper: Georgia: Atlanta
ISO 3166-2:US is the entry for the United States in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Since the establishment of the United States in 1776 by the Thirteen Colonies, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50. Each new state has been admitted on an equal footing with the existing states. [5] While the Constitution does not explicitly discuss secession from the Union, the United States Supreme Court, in Texas v.