Unitit States
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Naitional motto: E pluribus unum, Oot o mony, ane | |||||
Location o the Unitit States |
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Offeecial leid | Nane. Inglis de facto. | ||||
Caipital | Washington D.C. | ||||
Lairgest ceety | New York | ||||
Govrenment Heid o State - |
Federal presidential constitutional republic Barack Obama |
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Area | 9,826,630 km² 3,794,066 sq mi |
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Population | 2011 estimate: 312,370,000 | ||||
Foondin | Frae Great Breetain, declaired 4 July 1776 | ||||
Siller | U.S. Dollar ($) | ||||
Time zone | UTC-5 tae UTC-10 (Simmer: UTC-4 tae UTC-10) |
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Naitional anthem | The Star Spangled Banner | ||||
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Internet TLD | .us, .gov, .edu, .mil, .um | ||||
Cawin code | +1 |
The Unitit States o Americae is a kintra on the North American continent, an it is bund bi twa oceans (the Atlantic, an the Pacific) an bi twa kintras (Mexico tae the sooth, an Canadae tae the north). Its current Presses is Barack Obama o the Democratic Pairtie.
[edit] History
Follaein the European colonisation o the Americaes, thretteen o Great Breetain's nineteen American colonies spleet frae the mither kintra an formit the Unitit States, the warld's first constitutional an democratic federal republic, efter thair declaration o unthirldom in 1776 an the Weir o Unthirldom (1775–1783). Great Breetain ledged Americas unthirldom wi the Treaty o Pairis in 1783. For tae mak a stoot govrenment, the Philadelphia Convention wis foondit in 1787 an raitifeet a constitution in 1788, an the farst Unitit States Senate, Hoose o Representatives, an presses tak office in 1789. George Washington wis the first presses.
Its naitional bird sin 1782 is the Bauld Eagle.
[edit] States o the Unitit States
- Main airticle: U.S. state