Location: North America
Official name: United States of America
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1776 / 1959
Capital city: Washington D.C.
Population: 318 million / 90 people per sq mile (35 people per sq km)
Total land area: 3,717,792 square miles (9,626,091 square km)
Language(s) spoken: English (official language), Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Italian, Korean, Russian, Polish
Main religions: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 25%, Other & nonreligious 20%, Jewish 2%, Muslim 1%
Ethnic mix: White 62%, Hispanic 13%, Black American/African 13%, Other 8%, Asian 4%
Government type: Presidential system
Currency: US dollar = 100 cents
Literacy rate: 99%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3770 kilocalories
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