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A map of the United States showing its 50 states federal district and five inhabited territories. Alaska Hawaii and the territories are shown at different scales and the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from the map.

 

The United States of America ?also referred to as the United States the USA the U.S. America [7] or (archaically) Columbia ?is a federal republic of 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the system of federalism.

 

De Verenigde Staten (VS) officieel de Verenigde Staten van Amerika (Engels: United States of America USA of US vaak totum pro parte Amerika America genoemd) is een federatie van 50 staten en het District of Columbia grotendeels in Noord-Amerika gelegen.

 

Discover the United States of America: vacation accommodation hotels attractions festivals events tourist boards state parks nature tours and much more.

 

The United States officially known as the United States of America (USA) shares its borders with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. To the east lies the vast Atlantic Ocean while the equally expansive Pacific Ocean borders the western coastline.

 

The United States of America also known as the United States (U.S.) or simply America is a sovereign country mostly in North America. It is divided into 50 states. 48 of these states and the District of Columbia border each other between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

 

Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent the United States includes the state of Alaska at the northwestern extreme of North America and the island state of Hawaii in the mid-Pacific Ocean.

 

The United States of America (USA) also known as the United States (U.S.) or America is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district Washington D.C.