Poplation 290,343,000
Area 9,629,091 sq km (3,717,792 sq mi)
Capital city Washington, DC (572,000)
Language English (official), Spanish, More than 30 other
Religions Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, none 10%
Government Federal republic
Ethnicity Groups:White: (77%); African American: (13%); Asian: (4%); American Indian and Alaska Native: (2%); other (4%)
Currency US dollar($) = 100 Cents

The United States of America is the the world's fourth largest country in area and the third largest in the population. It contains 50 States.

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