United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations.}} Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands., November 1997, pp. 1, 6, 39n. Both viewed April 6, 2016.}} The country has the world's third-largest land area,, the United States is the third-largest country in the world by land area, behind Russia and China. By total area (land and water), it is the third-largest, behind Russia and Canada, if its coastal and territorial water areas are included. However, if only its internal waters are included (bays, sounds, rivers, lakes, and the Great Lakes), the U.S. is the fourth-largest, after Russia, Canada, and China.Coastal/territorial waters included:
Only internal waters included: |name=largestcountry}} second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million.
Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years ago. British colonization led to the first settlement of the Thirteen Colonies in Virginia in 1607. Clashes with the British Crown over taxation and political representation sparked the American Revolution, with the Second Continental Congress formally declaring independence on July 4, 1776. Following its victory in the Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the country continued to expand across North America. As more states were admitted, sectional division over slavery led to the secession of the Confederate States of America, which fought the remaining states of the Union during the 1861–1865 American Civil War. With the Union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally. By 1890, the United States had established itself as a great power. After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. entered World War II. The aftermath of the war left the U.S. and the Soviet Union as the world's two superpowers and led to the Cold War, during which both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance and international influence. Following the Soviet Union's collapse and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the U.S. emerged as the world's sole superpower.
The U.S. national government is a presidential constitutional republic and liberal democracy with three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. It has a bicameral national legislature composed of the House of Representatives, a lower house based on population; and the Senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state. Substantial autonomy is given to states and several territories, with a political culture that emphasizes liberty, equality under the law, individualism, and limited government.
One of the world's most developed countries, the United States has had the largest nominal GDP since about 1890 and accounted for 15% of the global economy in 2023. It possesses by far the largest amount of wealth of any country and has the highest disposable household income per capita among OECD countries. The U.S. ranks among the world's highest in human rights, economic competitiveness, productivity, innovation, and higher education. Its hard power and cultural influence have a global reach. The U.S. is a founding member of the World Bank, IMF, Organization of American States, NATO, and World Health Organization, as well as a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Provided by Wikipedia
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1451Created 1980“...United States Catholic Conference...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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1452Created 1988“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1453Created 1996“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1454Created 1968“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1455Created 2006“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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1456Created 1988“...United States Catholic Conference...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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1457Created 1995“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1458Created 1998“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1459Created 1997“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1460Created 1974“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1461Created 1972“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1462Created 1995“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1463Created 1995“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1464Created 1996“...United States Catholic Conference. Department of Education...”
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1465Created 2001“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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1466Created 2001“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1467Created 1980“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1468Created 1988“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1469Created 1980“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1470Created 1997“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1471Created 2000“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1472Created 1973“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1473Created 1973“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1474by McGlone, Mary M.“...United States Catholic Conference...”
Created 1997
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1475National directory for the formation, ministry, and life of permanent deacons in the United States /Created 2005“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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1476Created 1942“...United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.)...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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1477Created 1966“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical...”
Location: U.S. Catholic Special Collection, University of Dayton
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1478Created 1992“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1479Created 1993“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1480Created 1999“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1481Created 1992“...Migration and Refugee Services (United States Catholic Conference)...”
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1482Created 1993“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1483Created 1976“...United States Catholic Conference...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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1484by Scheets, Francis K.“...Leadership Conference of Women Religious of the United States...”
Created 1977
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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1485Created 1972“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1486Created 2002“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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1487Created 1978“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1488Created 1972“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1489Created 1978“...United States Catholic Conference...”
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1490Created 1995“...United States Catholic Conference...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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1491Created 1937“...National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Dept. of United Church...”
Location: University Libraries of CUA, Catholic University of America
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1492Created 2004“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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