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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.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government.
The CIA World Factbook says "Christopher Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist) and the capital city and main port Ciudad de Puerto Rico (Rich Port City); over time, however, the names were shortened and transposed and the island came to be called Puerto Rico and its capital San Juan." [119] U.S. Virgin Islands
As early as October 1831, the United States Postal Service recognized common abbreviations for states and territories. However, they accepted these abbreviations only because of their popularity, preferring that patrons spell names out in full to avoid confusion.
Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos: Mexico City: 126,705,138 1,972,550 km 2 (761,606 sq mi) Mexican peso: Nicaragua [n 2] Republic of Nicaragua NIC Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua: Managua: 6,850,540 129,494 km 2 (49,998 sq mi) Nicaraguan córdoba: Panama [n 2] Republic of Panama PAN English: Panama — Republic of Panama
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used ... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
Commonwealth is a term used by four of the 50 states of the United States in their full official state names: Kentucky, [1] Massachusetts, [2] Pennsylvania, [3] and Virginia. [4] " ...
Capitals of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís: 1610 El Paso del Norte (now Ciudad Juárez CHH) 1680: Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province-in-exile of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (Pueblo Revolt 1680–1692). La Villa ...