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United States of America—a federal republic in North America founded in 1776 and comprising 50 states (one of which, Hawaii, is not considered to be located in North America) and one federal district (the District of Columbia), with several outlying territories of varying affiliation; commonly referred to as the U.S. or simply America.
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. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, [3] [4] [5] are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] When viewed as a single continent, the Americas or America is the 2nd largest continent right after Asia, and is the 3rd largest continent by population.
Google also has updated its maps. Apple did not reply to a request for comment on whether it would honor the change and had not swapped in the new name by 5 p.m. Monday.
The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of President Trump's controversial executive order to rename the body of ...
Aerial view of Kansas, the state in the center of the contiguous U.S.. Flyover country and flyover states are American phrases describing the parts of the contiguous United States between the East and the West Coasts.
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An enlargeable map of the 3,143 counties and county equivalents located in the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. as of 2020. The 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories are not on this map. There are 3,244 counties and county equivalents in the United States.