USA Facts

30 USA Facts

1. The United States is a country located in North America.
2. The United States was founded on July 4th, 1776, when the 2nd Continental Congress declared independence from Great Britian.
3. The United States is in the middle of North America.
4. The United States is the 4th largest country in the world with a total of 3,796,742 square miles.
5. 95.34% of the United States is land, the remaining 4.66% is surface water.
6. The United States is the 3rd most populated country in the world with a total of 331,893,745 citizens.
7. The capital of the United States of America is Washington D.C.
8. The United States of America consists of 50 states, nine minor outlying islands, 300+ Indian reservations, five territories and a one federal district.
9. The United States government is a constituional republic.
10. California is the most populated state in the United States with 39,538,223 residents.
11. The five most populated U.S. states are California, Texas, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania.
12. New York City is the most populated city in the United States with 8,804,190 residents.
13. The five most populated cities in the United States are New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix.
14. A citizen of the United States is called an American.
15. The United States Consitution that was written on June 21st, 1788, is the supreme law of the USA.
16. The national language of the United States is English.
17. The highest elevation in the United States is the Denali Mountain peak in Alaska at 20,310 feet.
18. The lowest elevation in the United States is Badwater Basin in California at -282 feet.
19. The United States is in six different time zones; Eastern (ET), Central (CT), Mountain (MT), Pacific (PT), Alaska (AKT) and Hawiian (HST).
20. The United States is abberviated using US, U.S. and USA.
21. The ISO 3166 code for the United States is US.
22. The currency used in the United States is called the U.S. dollar or simply dollars ($ / USD).
23. The estimated median household income in the United States is $67,521.
24. The estimated median home price in the United States is $374,900.
25. The GDP (gross domestic product) for the United States in 2020 was $20.95 trillion dollars.
26. The average annual precipitation in the contential United States is 30.21 inches.
27. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was 134 °F on July 10th, 1913, in Death Valley, California.
28. The coldest temperature ever recorded in United States was -80 °F on January 23rd, 1971, in Prospect Creek, Alaska.
29. The United State's official motto is "In God We Trust".
30. The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States.

Pictures of the United States

A map of the United States of America.

The official flag of the United States.

The Great Seal of the United States.

Washington, D.C. the Capital of the USA.

The White House, United States of America.

The Capital Building, United States of America.