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In Spanish, the United States of America is known as Estados Unidos de América (abbreviated EE. UU. or EUA). [41] [42] The Americas are known simply as América. [43] Spanish uses estadounidense and americano for the adjectival form, with the latter being mostly proscribed.
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.
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.
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.
A few volumes of the official 2012 edition of the United States Code. The United States Code (formally the Code of Laws of the United States of America) [1] is the official codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States. [2]
If the agency does not have a certified system, the maximum pay is set at Level III of the Executive Schedule ($207,500 for 2025). [6] Total aggregate pay is limited to the salary of the Vice President of the United States ($289,400 for 2025). [6] Prior to 2004, the SES used a six-level system.
ADT Inc., formerly The ADT Corporation, is an American security company that provides residential and small business electronic security, fire protection, and other related alarm monitoring services throughout the United States.
Emergency Use Authorization, a legal means for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve new medical treatments during a declared emergency; EU Allowance, climate credits used in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme