United States
North America
Fifty states, from the Arctic cold of Alaska to the tropical islands of Hawaii. You will find the United States in North America. The capital is Washington. About 328 million people live in the country.
- Capital
- Washington
- People
- 328 million
- Size
- 9,400,000 km²
- 1
The fifty stars on the flag stand for the fifty states, and the thirteen stripes for the first thirteen colonies.
- 2
Alaska was bought from Russia in 1867, for 7.2 million dollars.
- 3
The capital is Washington, D.C., not the largest city, New York.
Compare with
Size
United States9,400,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²You could fit the United Kingdom into the United States about 39 times.
People
United States328 millionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout 4.9 times as many people live in the United States as in the United Kingdom.
Malaysia
Liberia
Thailand
ChileCities · 50
- Washington
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Miami
- Philadelphia
- Dallas
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Houston
- Detroit
- Phoenix
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Irvine
- San Diego
- Minneapolis
- Tampa
- Denver
- Baltimore
- St. Louis
- Fort Lauderdale
- Long Beach
- Cleveland
- Portland
- Pittsburgh
- Las Vegas
- San Bernardino
- San Jose
- Cincinnati
- Sacramento
- Oakland
- Virginia Beach
- San Antonio
- Kansas City
- Fort Worth
- Indianapolis
- Milwaukee
- Orlando
- Providence
- Columbus
- West Palm Beach
- Raleigh
- Austin
- Birmingham
- Mesa
- Memphis
- Norfolk
- Bridgeport
- Buffalo
Tap a city to fly to it on the globe.
Neighbours
2 countries border the United States.
Canada
Mexico
Greenland- Statue of LibertyA gift from France that welcomed millions of newcomers to America.
- Grand CanyonA river spent millions of years carving this giant gorge.
- Golden Gate BridgeThe orange-red bridge across the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
- YellowstoneThe world's first national park sits on top of a supervolcano.
- MississippiThe great river that runs down the middle of the United States.
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