United States

The United States of America is the third largest and most populous country in the world. It is the world’s leading economy, with an estimated GDP of $14.3 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP). It is also one of the nations with the greatest ethnic diversity, the result of large-scale immigration.
Most of its territory occupies the center of North America, bordering Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, separated from Russia to the west by the Bering Strait, and that of Hawaii is a Polynesian archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The country also has other territories in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific.
There are 236,394 Spaniards residing in the United States (as of January 1, 2026).

  • Surface: 9,826,675 km²
  • Population: 331.8 m hab.
  • Capital: Washington
  • Official languages: English
  • Form of government: Federal Presidential Republic
  • Currency: US Dollar ($, USD)
  • Time zone: GMT (UTC-10)
  • Internet domain: .us
  • Telephone prefix: + 1

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