The United States of America. Profile Official name
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Official name | United States of America | ||
Form of government | federal republic with two legislative houses (Senate [100]; House of Representatives [435(1)]) | ||
Head of state | President | ||
Head of government | President | ||
Capital | Washington, D.C. | ||
Official language | none | ||
Official religion | none | ||
Monetary unit | dollar (U.S.$) | ||
Population estimate | (2006) 299,330,000 | ||
Total area (sq mi) | 3,676,487(2) | ||
Total area (sq km) | 9,522,057(2) | ||
(1)Excludes 4 nonvoting delegates from the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam; a nonvoting resident commissioner from Puerto Rico; and a nonvoting resident representative from the Northern Mariana Islands.
(2)Includes inland water area of 78,797 sq mi (204,083 sq km and Great Lakes water of 60,251 sq mi (156,049 sq km); excludes coastal water area of 42,241 sq mi (109,404 sq km) and territorial water area of 75,372 sq mi (195,213 sq km).
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