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Motto: In God We Trust (official)E Pluribus Unum (traditional)(Latin: Out of Many, One) Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner" Capital:
Etymology
In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the lands of the Western
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Geography, climate, and environment
Satellite image showing topography of the contiguous United StatesThe land area of the contiguous United States is approximately 1.9
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History
The history of the United States traditionally starts with the Declaration of Independence in the year 1776, yet its
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Native Americans and European settlers
The Mayflower transported Pilgrims to the New World in 1620,as depicted in William Halsall's The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor,
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Independence and expansion
Declaration of Independence, by John Trumbull, 1817–18Tensions between American colonials and the British during the revolutionary period of the
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Civil War and industrialization
Battle of Gettysburg, lithograph by Currier & Ives, ca. 1863Tensions between slave and free states mounted with arguments over
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World War I, Great Depression, and World War II
An abandoned farm in South Dakota during the Dust Bowl, 1936At the outbreak of World War I in 1914,
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Cold War and protest politics
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his "I Have a Dream" speech, 1963The United States and Soviet Union jockeyed for
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Contemporary era
The World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001Under President George H. W. Bush, the United States
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Government and elections
The west front of the United States Capitol, which houses the United States CongressThe United States is the world's
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Parties, ideology, and politics
Barack Obama taking the presidential oath of office from U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, January 20, 2009The United States
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Political divisions
The United States is a federal union of fifty states. The original thirteen states were the successors of the
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Foreign relations and military
British Foreign Secretary William Hague andU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, May 2010The United States exercises global economic, political,
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Economy
Economic indicators:Unemployment: 8.9% (March 2011) [60]GDP growth: 3.4% (4Q 2010), 2.8% (Whole of 2010) [+2.9% (2010)] [61]CPI inflation: 1.1%
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Income and human development
According to the United States Census Bureau, the pretax median household income in 2007 was $49,777. The median ranged
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Science and technology
A photograph from Apollo 11 of Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the MoonThe United States has been a
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Transportation
The Interstate Highway System, which extends 46,876 miles (75,440 km)[108]Everyday personal transportation in the United States is dominated by
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Energy
The United States energy market is 29,000 terawatt hours per year. Energy consumption per capita is 7.8 tons of
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Demographics
Largest ancestry groups by county, 2000The 2010 U.S. Census reported 308,745,538 residents; the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock projects
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Language
Languages (2007):[138]English (only): 225.5 millionSpanish, incl. Creole: 34.5 millionChinese: 2.5 millionFrench, incl. Creole: 2.0 millionTagalog: 1.5 millionVietnamese: 1.2 millionGerman:
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Religion
A Presbyterian church; most Americans identify as ChristianThe United States is officially a secular nation; the First Amendment of
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Education
American public education is operated by state and local governments, regulated by the United States Department of Education through
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Health
The Texas Medical Center in Houston, the world's largest medical center[159]The United States life expectancy of 77.8 years at
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Crime and law enforcement
Law enforcement in the United States is primarily the responsibility of local police and sheriff's departments, with state police
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Culture
American cultural icons: apple pie, baseball, and the American flagThe United States is a multicultural nation, home to a
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Popular media
The Hollywood SignThe world's first commercial motion picture exhibition was given in New York City in 1894, using Thomas
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