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{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = United States of America
| common_name            = the United States
| image_flag             = Flag of the United States.svg
| image_coat             = Greater coat of arms of the United States.svg
| symbol_type_article    = Great Seal of the United States#Obverse
| national_motto         = <div style="padding-bottom:0.5em;text-align:center;">"In God We Trust"</div>
| national_anthem        = <div style="padding-bottom:0.5em;text-align:center;">{{center|"The Star-Spangled Banner"}}</div>
| march                  = <div style="padding-bottom:0.5em;text-align:center;">{{center|"The Stars and Stripes Forever"}}</div>
| other_symbol           = <div style="padding:0.3em;">[[File:Great Seal of the United States (obverse).svg|90px]] [[File:Great Seal of the United States (reverse).svg|90px]]</div>
| other_symbol_type      = Great Seal:
| image_map              = USA orthographic.svg
| map_width              = 220px
| alt_map                = Projection of North America with the United States in green
| image_map2             = US insular areas SVG.svg
| alt_map2               = The United States and its territories
| map_caption2           = The United States, including its territories
| capital                = Washington, D.C.
| largest_city           = New York City
| official_languages     = {{nowrap|None at federal level}}
| languages_type         = National language
| languages              = English
| ethnic_groups          = {{plainlist|'''By race:'''
* 76.5% White
* 13.4% Black
* 5.9% Asian
* 2.7% Other/multiracial
* 1.3% Native American
* 0.2% Pacific Islander}}
{{plainlist|'''Ethnicity:'''
* 18.3% Hispanic or Latino
* 81.7% non-Hispanic or Latino}}
| ethnic_groups_year     = 2018
| demonym                = American
| government_type        = Federal presidential constitutional republic
| leader_title1          = [[President of the United States|President]]
| leader_name1           = {{nowrap|[[Lyndon Garland]]}} ([[American Liberal Coalition|ALC]])
| leader_title2          = [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]
| leader_name2           = {{nowrap|[[Cabin]]}} ([[Second Libertarian Party|L]])
| leader_title3          = [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
| leader_name3           = {{nowrap|[[Matthew Hale]]}} ([[American Liberal Coalition|ALC]])
| leader_title4          = [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]
| leader_name4           = [[Lamport]]
| legislature            = [[United States Congress|Congress]]
| upper_house            = [[United States Senate|Senate]]
| lower_house            = [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
| sovereignty_type       = Independence
| sovereignty_note       = from Great Britain
| established_event1     = Declaration
| established_date1      = July 4, 1776
| established_event2     = Confederationf
| established_date2      = March 1, 1781
| established_event3     = Treaty of Paris
| established_date3      = September 3, 1783
| established_event4     = [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]]
| established_date4      = June 21, 1788
| established_event5     = Bill of Rights
| established_date5      = September 25, 1789
| established_event7     = [[Constitution of the United States#39th Amendment|Last amendment]]
| established_date7      = May 22, 2020
| area_link              = Geography of the United States
| area_label             = Total area
| area_sq_mi             = 3,796,742
| percent_water          = 6.97
| area_label2            = Total land area
| area_data2             = 3,531,905 sq mi
| population_estimate    = {{increase}} 328,239,523
| population_census      = 308,745,538
| population_estimate_year = 2019
| population_census_year = 2010
| population_density_sq_mi = 87
| currency               = United States dollar ($) (USD)
| iso3166code            = US
}}

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country mostly located in central North America, between Canada and Mexico. It consists of 3 states, a federal district,  and various self-governing territories and possessions. With a 2019 estimated population of over 328 million, the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world. The Americans are a racially and ethnically diverse population that has been shaped through centuries of immigration. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.