United States Capital Washington, D.C.
Currency USD · United States dollar
Language Spanish, Hawaiian
Since 1784
ISO USA · US
Population 341.8M as of 2025
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— THE COUNTRY —
Country primarily in North America
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's third-largest land area and third-largest population, exceeding 341 million.
Text: Wikipedia — United States CC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02
Motto E pluribus unum
Capital Washington, D.C.
Currency United States dollar (USD)
Official language Spanish, Hawaiian
Drives on the Right
Calling code +1
Licence plate code USA
Top-level domain .us
Independence / founding 12 May 1784
Highest point Q130018 (6,190 m)
Lowest point Badwater Basin (-86 m)
Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-04 — LAND —
5 of 5 figures unavailable for United States.
— PEOPLE —
Population
people
2025
Population growth
0.5% % per year
#134 of 216 2025
Population density
37 people per km²
#165 of 215 2023
People living in cities
80.2% % of population
#57 of 216 2025
Urban population growth
0.6% % per year
#149 of 216 2025
People living rurally
19.8% % of population
#160 of 216 2025
Population aged 0-14
17.1% % of population
#152 of 216 2025
Population aged 15-64
64.5% % of population
#106 of 216 2025
Population aged 65+
18.4% % of population
#44 of 216 2025
▸ ISSUE 7 MORE Age dependency ratio
55.0% % of working-age population
#111 of 216 2025
Female population
49.8% % of population
#157 of 216 2025
Births per woman
2 births per woman
#133 of 216 2024
Birth rate
10.6 /1,000 per 1,000 people
#146 of 216 2024
Death rate
9.0 /1,000 per 1,000 people
#62 of 216 2024
Net migration
people (5-year total)
2025
1117656% of world average Migrants living in the country
15.2% % of population
#55 of 215 2024
— MONEY —
GDP
current US$
2025
GDP, purchasing power parity
current int'l $
2025
GDP per person
$90,027 current US$
#11 of 211 2025
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$90,027 current int'l $
#12 of 199 2025
GDP growth
2.2% % per year
#138 of 210 2025
GDP per person growth
1.6% % per year
#130 of 210 2025
Gross national income
current US$
2025
Gross national income per person
current US$
2025
Gross national income per person, PPP
current int'l $
2025
▸ ISSUE 28 MORE Inflation
2.9% % per year
#94 of 190 2024
Inflation (GDP deflator)
2.8% % per year
#85 of 209 2025
Real interest rate
-1.3% %
#117 of 134 2021
Lending interest rate
%
2021
Government debt
% of GDP
2024
Government revenue
17.8% % of GDP
#109 of 149 2024
Government spending
24.4% % of GDP
#85 of 149 2023
Government consumption
13.6% % of GDP
#119 of 181 2024
Household consumption
67.9% % of GDP
#71 of 181 2024
Investment (gross capital formation)
21.5% % of GDP
#111 of 178 2024
Fixed investment
21.3% % of GDP
#102 of 173 2024
Gross savings
16.6% % of GDP
#119 of 168 2024
Foreign investment inflows
current US$
2025
Foreign investment inflows
1.3% % of GDP
#136 of 198 2025
Foreign investment outflows
1.4% % of GDP
#40 of 179 2025
Current account balance
-3.6% % of GDP
#124 of 191 2025
Foreign reserves
current US$
2025
Income inequality (Gini)
42 0-100
#121 of 147 2024
People below the poverty line
1.1% % of population
#67 of 147 2024
Income share held by richest 10%
30.7% %
#111 of 147 2024
Income share held by poorest 10%
1.7% %
#136 of 147 2024
Stock market value
% of GDP
2025
Money sent home by workers abroad
$9.04B current US$
#27 of 186 2025
Exchange rate
1 local currency per US$
#174 of 211 2025
Agriculture's share of the economy
0.9% % of GDP
#175 of 199 2021
Industry's share of the economy
17.6% % of GDP
#147 of 202 2021
Manufacturing's share of the economy
10.5% % of GDP
#94 of 195 2021
Services' share of the economy
76.3% % of GDP
#15 of 202 2021
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— TRADE —
Exports
11.0% % of GDP
#176 of 187 2024
Imports
% of GDP
2024
Trade balance
-3.1% % of GDP
#96 of 187 2024
Total trade (openness)
% of GDP
2025
Goods exported
current US$
2025
Goods imported
current US$
2025
Services exported
current US$
2025
Services imported
current US$
2025
Goods and services exported
current US$
2025
▸ ISSUE 3 MORE Goods and services imported
current US$
2025
High-tech share of exports
24.3% % of manufactured exports
#25 of 179 2024
Terms of trade
105 index
#91 of 206 2024
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
78.9 yrs years
#60 of 216 2024
Life expectancy, women
81.4 yrs years
#65 of 216 2024
Life expectancy, men
76.5 yrs years
#57 of 216 2024
Infant deaths
5.5 /1,000 per 1,000 live births
#54 of 196 2024
Deaths under age 5
6.5 /1,000 per 1,000 live births
#53 of 196 2024
Maternal deaths
17 per 100,000 live births
#67 of 194 2023
Health spending
% of GDP
2023
Health spending per person
current US$
2023
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— LEARNING —
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— WORK —
Men in the labour force
67.1% % of men aged 15+
#121 of 186 2025
Labour force
people
2025
Working in agriculture
1.5% % of employment
#169 of 186 2025
Working in industry
18.9% % of employment
#93 of 186 2025
Working in services
79.6% % of employment
#22 of 186 2025
Self-employed
% of employment
2025
Labour force with advanced education
71.0% % of labour force
#136 of 171 2025
Employed
59.1% % aged 15+
#81 of 186 2025
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— CONNECTED —
People online
94.7% % of population
#31 of 207 2024
Mobile phone subscriptions
113 per 100 people
#111 of 210 2024
Fixed broadband subscriptions
39 per 100 people
#29 of 208 2024
Fixed telephone lines
24 per 100 people
#50 of 213 2024
Access to electricity
100.0% % of population
#115 of 214 2024
Access to clean cooking fuel
100.0% % of population
#60 of 189 2023
Electricity used per person
kWh per person
2024
Energy used per person
kg oil equivalent per person
2024
Air passengers carried
passengers
2023
▸ ISSUE 8 MORE Air freight
million tonne-km
2023
Rail network
route-km
2021
Rail passengers
12,460 million passenger-km
#16 of 78 2020
Container port traffic
TEU
2024
Research and development spending
% of GDP
2023
Patent applications by residents
count
2021
Scientific journal articles published
count
2023
Tourists arriving
count
2020
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— NATURE —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for United States.
— STATE —
7 of 7 figures unavailable for United States.