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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]
Capital de jure (pro-slavery) of the Territory of Kansas. Topeka: Capital de facto (anti-slavery) of the Territory of Kansas. Minneola: 1858: Declared capital by territorial legislature, although this action was later declared void. [50] Topeka: 1861: Capital of the State of Kansas. Kentucky [51] Statehood in 1792: Williamsburg (VA) 1699
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.
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]
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 ...
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east.
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.