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United States (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 098 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -98.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Settled 40,000 years ago by ancestors of Amerindians; diverse cultures developed; Spanish, French, British and others settled here from 16th century, native cultures were largely destroyed; nation expanded westward through 19th century; had Civil War in 1860s; official language is English, though a sizable minority speaks Spanish, and various other languages are also spoken. |
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| United States (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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............ | commonly used short form of the official name |
| United States of America (C,V,O,English,U,N)
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| America (C,V)
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............ | term is most commonly used to refer to the USA, though occasionally refers to continents of N & S America |
| Estados Unidos de América (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| États-Unis d'Amérique (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Verenigde Staten (C,O)
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| Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (C,O)
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| Соединенные Штаты Америки (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 美利坚合众国 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| ا وًلايات المخحدة الأمرٍى ةِ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| USA (C,O,ISO3L)
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| US (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO840 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| American (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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declared independence of Britain in 1776; with current constituent states, since 1959 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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since July 4, 1776 |
| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
New York .......... (inhabited place) |
| .................. |
(World, North and Central America, United States, New York state) [7007567] |
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New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785-1790 |
| capital is .... |
Washington .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, DC) [7013962] |
| member of .... |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029610] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1945 |
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