The United States of America. Profile Official name


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| Official name |
| United States of America |
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| Form of government |
| federal republic with two legislative houses (Senate [100]; House of Representatives [435(1)]) |
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| Head of state |
| President |
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| Head of government |
| President |
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| Capital |
| Washington, D.C. |
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| Official language |
| none |
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| Official religion |
| none |
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| Monetary unit |
| dollar (U.S.$) |
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| Population estimate |
| (2006) 299,330,000 |
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| Total area (sq mi) |
| 3,676,487(2) |
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| Total area (sq km) |
| 9,522,057(2) |
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(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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