UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Motto: In God We Trust (official)
E Pluribus Unum
(From Many, One; Latin, traditional)
Anthem: "Te Star!S"angled #anner"
Capital
Wasington, $%&%
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Largest city ,e0 1or2 &ity
Oicial lang!ages ,one at federal le3el
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National lang!age 4nglis (de facto)
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Demonym 6merican
"o#ernment Federal constitutional re"u7lic
! 8resident George W% #us (9)
! :ice 8resident $ic2 &eney (9)
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In$epen$ence from te =ingdom of Great #ritain
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4nglis is te official language of at least 5( statesKsome sources gi3e a iger figure, 7ased on differing
definitions of "official%" 4nglis and ;a0aiian are 7ot official languages in te state of ;a0aii%
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4nglis is te de facto language of 6merican go3ernment and te sole language s"o2en at ome 7y (5G of
6mericans age fi3e and older% S"anis is te second most commonly s"o2en language%
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Weter te Hnited States or te 8eo"leLs 9e"u7lic of &ina is larger is dis"uted% Te figure gi3en is "er te H%S%
&entral Intelligence 6gencyLs World Factbook% Oter sources gi3e smaller figures% 6ll autoritati3e calculations of
te countryLs si@e include only te fifty states and te $istrict of &olum7ia, not te territories%
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Te "o"ulation estimate includes "eo"le 0ose usual residence is in te fifty states and te $istrict of &olum7ia,
including nonciti@ens% It does not include eiter tose li3ing in te territories, amounting to more tan four million
H%S% citi@ens (most in 8uerto 9ico), or H%S% citi@ens li3ing outside te Hnited States%