COUNTRY GUIDE · North America
United States
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of United States.
United States at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Washington D.C.
- REGION
- North America
- POPULATION
- 341,000,000
- AREA
- 9,833,520 km²
- LANGUAGE
- English
- CURRENCY
- US Dollar (USD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Giant National Park System
The United States created Yellowstone as the world's first national park in 1872.
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A surprising detail about United States
The Library of Congress is among the largest libraries in the world, with collections in hundreds of languages.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places United States in its North America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 9,833,520 km² and a population of approximately 341,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.