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The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the '''[[United States|United States of America]]''':
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==General reference==
[[File:US population map.png|thumb|left|An enlargeable map of the United States showing the population density in 2010]]
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*Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-United States.ogg|j|ʊ|ˌ|n|aɪ|.|t|ɪ|d|_|ˈ|s|t|eɪ|t|s}}
*[[Abbreviation]]s: USA or US
*Common English country name: United States
*Official English country name: United States of America
*Common [[endonym]]s: [[List of countries and capitals in native languages|United States]], U.S., U.S.A., [[United States|America]]
*Official endonym: United States of America
*Common [[exonym]]s: United States; [[America]] or [[United States|The States]] (chiefly [[United Kingdom|British]]/[[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]); North America (chiefly Latin America)
*[[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Adjectival]]s: United States, [[American (disambiguation)|American]] <!-- This disambiguation page is the only page on Wikipedia that specifically explains this term and its country adjectival contexts, and it does so excellently. Please leave this link in place. -->
*[[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Demonym]]s: American (among [[Names for Americans|others]])
*[[United States#Etymology|Etymology]]
*[[International rankings of the United States]]
*[[ISO country codes]]: US, USA, 840
*[[ISO region codes]]: See [[ISO 3166-2:US]]
*Internet [[country code top-level domain]]: [[.us]], [[.com]], [[.org]], [[.net]]
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== Geography of the United States ==
{{Main|Geography of the United States}}

[[File:USATopographicalMap.jpg|thumb|An enlargeable topographic map of the [[continental United States|contiguous United States]]]]
*The United States is: a [[Megadiverse countries|megadiverse]] [[Nation state|country]]
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*Location ([[U.S. state|50 states]]):
**[[Northern Hemisphere]] and [[Western Hemisphere]] (except western [[Aleutian Islands]])
***[[Americas]]
****[[North America]]
*****[[Northern America]]
***[[Oceania]]
****[[Polynesia]]
**[[Time zone]]s:
***[[Atlantic Time Zone|Atlantic Standard Time]] ([[UTC-04]]), [[Atlantic Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-03]]) ([[Puerto Rico]] and the [[United States Virgin Islands]])
***[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Standard Time]] ([[UTC-05]]), [[Eastern Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-04]])
***[[Central Standard Time]] ([[UTC-06]]), [[Central Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-05]])
***[[Mountain Standard Time]] ([[UTC-07]]), [[Mountain Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-06]])
***[[Pacific Standard Time]] ([[UTC-08]]), [[Pacific Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-07]])
***[[Alaska Standard Time]] ([[UTC-09]]), [[Alaska Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-08]])
***[[Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time]] ([[UTC-10]]), [[Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-09]])
**[[Extreme points of the United States]]:
***North: [[Point Barrow]], [[Alaska]] {{Coord|71|23|15|N|156|28|52|W|region:US-AK_type:landmark_source:GNIS|name=AK-N Point Barrow}}
***South: [[Ka Lae]], [[Island of Hawai'i]], Hawai'i ({{Coord|18|54|39|N|155|40|52|W|region:US-HI_type:landmark}})
***East: Sail Rock, just offshore [[West Quoddy Head]], [[Maine]] {{Coord|44|48|54|N|66|56|52|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
***Physically East:  Eastern Semisopochnoi Island, [[Alaska]] {{Coord|51|57|40|N|179|46|29|E|region:US_type:landmark}}
***West: Peaked Island, offshore [[Cape Wrangell]], [[Attu Island]], [[Alaska]] {{Coord|52|55|00|N|172|26|00|E|region:US_type:landmark}}
***Physically West: Western Amatignak Island, [[Alaska]] {{Coord|51|16|06|N|179|09|00|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
***High: [[Denali]] ([[Mount McKinley]]), [[Alaska]] at {{convert|6194|m|sp=us}} {{Coord|63|4|10|N|151|0|26|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK}}
***Low: [[Badwater Basin]], [[Death Valley]], California at {{convert|-86|m|ft|sp=us}} {{Coord|36|13|58|N|116|46|42|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
**Land boundaries: 12,034&nbsp;km (7,477&nbsp;mi)
::{{flag|Canada}} 8,893 km (5,525 mi){{NoteTag|The total length of the land border between [[Canada]] and the United States is the longest between any two countries.}}
::{{flag|Mexico}} 3,145 km (1,954 mi)<ref>{{cite web | title = U.S.-Mexico Border | publisher = National Geographic | date = February 26, 2013 | url = https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/tijuana-border-fence/ | access-date = August 9, 2017 }}</ref>
:*Coastline: 19,924 km (12,380 mi)
*[[Population of the United States]]: 	308,745,538 (2010 census) – [[List of countries by population|3rd most populous country]]
*[[Area of the United States]]: {{convert|9826630|km2|abbr=on}} – [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|4th most extensive country]]
*[[:commons:Atlas of the United States|Atlas of the United States]]
*[[List of United States cities by population|Cities of the United States, by population]]
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===Environment of the United States===
[[File:USA-satellite.jpg|thumb|An enlargeable satellite composite image of the [[continental United States|contiguous United States]]. Lush temperate, subtropical, and tropical vegetation and low to moderately high mountains prevail throughout the humid east, and high mountains, plateaus, temperate and subtropical [[savanna]]s, and hot dry [[desert]]s prevail in the west.]]

{{main|Environment of the United States}}
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*[[List of beaches in the United States|Beaches in the United States]]
*[[Climate of the United States]]
**[[Climate change in the United States]]
*[[Environmental issues in the United States]]
*[[Lists of ecoregions in the United States|Ecoregions in the United States]]
*[[Renewable energy in the United States]]
**[[Geothermal energy in the United States]]
**[[Solar power in the United States]]
**[[Wind power in the United States]]
*[[Geology of the United States]]
**[[List of earthquakes in the United States|Earthquakes in the United States]]
*[[List of national parks of the United States|National parks of the United States]]
*[[Protected areas of the United States]]
*[[List of Superfund sites in the United States|Superfund sites in the United States]]
*[[Wildlife of the United States]]
**[[Flora of the United States]]
**[[Fauna of the United States]]
***[[List of birds of the United States|Birds of the United States]]
***[[List of mammals of the United States|Mammals of the United States]]
***[[Lists of reptiles of the United States|Reptiles of the United States]]
***[[List of amphibians of the United States|Amphibians of the United States]]
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====Geographic features of the United States====
{{Main list|List of landforms of the United States|l1=Landforms of the United States}}
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*[[Fjords of the United States]]
*[[Glaciers of the United States]]
*[[List of islands of the United States|Islands of the United States]]
*[[List of lakes in the United States|Lakes of the United States]]
*[[Mountain peaks of the United States]]
**The 104 [[highest major summits of the United States]]
**The 129 [[most prominent summits of the United States]]
**The 112 [[most isolated major summits of the United States]]
**[[Alaska Range]]
**[[Appalachian Mountains]]
**[[Black Hills]]
**[[Cascade Range]]
**[[Ozark Mountains]]
**[[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]
**[[Rocky Mountains]]
**[[List of volcanoes in the United States|Volcanoes of the United States]]
*[[List of rivers of the United States|Rivers of the United States]]
**[[Arkansas River]]
**[[Columbia River]]
**[[Colorado River]]
**[[Connecticut River]]
**[[Hudson River]]
**[[Mississippi River]]
**[[Missouri River]]
**[[Potomac River]]
**[[Rio Grande]]
**[[Ohio River]]
**[[Delaware River]]
**[[Snake River]]
**[[Susquehanna River]]
**[[Yukon River]]
*[[List of waterfalls#United States|Waterfalls of the United States]]
*[[:Category:Valleys of the United States by state|Valleys of the United States]]
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in the United States|World Heritage Sites in the United States]]
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{{wide image|Grand Canyon - North Rim Panorama - Sept 2004 edit.jpg|1200px|View from the North Rim of the [[Grand Canyon]], a [[World Heritage Site]]}}

===Regions of the United States===
{{main list|List of regions of the United States}}
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*[[East Coast of the United States]]
*[[West Coast of the United States]]
*[[List of belt regions of the United States|Belt regions of the United States]]
*[[New England]]
*[[Mid-Atlantic States|Mid-Atlantic]]
*[[Southern United States|The South]]
*[[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
*[[Great Plains]]
*[[Northwestern United States|Pacific Northwest]]
*[[Southwestern United States|Southwest]]
*[[Hawaiian Archipelago]]
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{{Regions of the United States}}

====Physiographic divisions of the United States====
The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the continental U.S., [[Physiographic Regions of the United States|eight distinct physiographic divisions]] exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions.<ref>{{cite web | title = Physiographic Regions | publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] | date = April 17, 2003 | url = http://tapestry.usgs.gov/physiogr/physio.html | access-date = January 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060515044037/http://tapestry.usgs.gov/physiogr/physio.html | archive-date = May 15, 2006 }}</ref> These major divisions are:

*[[Laurentian Upland]] – part of the [[Canadian Shield]] that extends into the northern United States [[Great Lakes (North America)|Great Lakes]] area.
*[[Atlantic Plain]] – the coastal regions of the eastern and southern parts includes the continental shelf, the [[East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]] and the [[U.S. Gulf Coast|Gulf Coast]].
*[[Appalachian Highlands]] – lying on the eastern side of the United States, it includes the [[Appalachian Mountains]], [[Adirondacks]] and [[New England]] province.
*[[Interior Plains]] – part of the interior contentintal United States, it includes much of what is called the [[Great Plains]].
*[[Interior Highlands]] – also part of the interior contentintal United States, this division includes the [[Ozark]] Plateau.
*[[Geography of the United States Rocky Mountain System|Rocky Mountain System]] – one branch of the [[American cordillera|Cordilleran]] system lying far inland in the western states.
*[[Geography of the United States Intermontane Plateaus|Intermontane Plateaus]] – also divided into the [[Columbia Plateau]], the [[Colorado Plateau]] and the [[Basin and Range Province]], it is a system of plateaus, basins, ranges and gorges between the Rocky and Pacific Mountain Systems. It is the setting for the [[Grand Canyon]], the [[Great Basin]] and [[Death Valley]].
*[[Geography of the United States Pacific Mountain System|Pacific Mountain System]] – the coastal mountain ranges and features in the [[West Coast of the United States|west coast of the United States]].

===Administrative divisions of the United States===

====States of the United States====
{{Main|U.S. state|Administrative division}}
At the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the United States consisted of [[Thirteen Colonies|13 states]], former [[colonization|colonies]] of the United Kingdom. In the following years, the number of [[U.S. state|states]] has grown steadily due to expansion to the west, conquest and purchase of lands by the American government, and division of existing states to the current number of [[50 United States]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arkansas Secretary of State |url=https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/education/arkansas-history/history-of-the-flag/order-of-states-admission |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=www.sos.arkansas.gov}}</ref>

[[File:Map of USA with state names.svg|thumbnail|700px|center|Map of the United States with state border lines. Note that Alaska and Hawaii are shown at different scales, and that the [[Aleutian Islands]] and the [[uninhabited island|uninhabited]] [[northwestern Hawaiian Islands]] are omitted from this map.]]

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*[[Outline of Alabama|Alabama]] (AL)
*[[Outline of Alaska|Alaska]] (AK)
*[[Outline of Arizona|Arizona]] (AZ)
*[[Outline of Arkansas|Arkansas]] (AR)
*[[Outline of California|California]] (CA)
*[[Outline of Colorado|Colorado]] (CO)
*[[Outline of Connecticut|Connecticut]] (CT)
*[[Outline of Delaware|Delaware]] (DE)
*[[Outline of Florida|Florida]] (FL)
*[[Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] (GA).
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*[[Outline of Hawaii|Hawai'i]] (HI)
*[[Outline of Idaho|Idaho]] (ID)
*[[Outline of Illinois|Illinois]] (IL)
*[[Outline of Indiana|Indiana]] (IN)
*[[Outline of Iowa|Iowa]] (IA)
*[[Outline of Kansas|Kansas]] (KS)
*[[Outline of Kentucky|Kentucky]] (KY)
*[[Outline of Louisiana|Louisiana]] (LA)
*[[Outline of Maine|Maine]] (ME)
*[[Outline of Maryland|Maryland]] (MD)
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*[[Outline of Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] (MA)
*[[Outline of Michigan|Michigan]] (MI)
*[[Outline of Minnesota|Minnesota]] (MN)
*[[Outline of Mississippi|Mississippi]] (MS)
*[[Outline of Missouri|Missouri]] (MO)
*[[Outline of Montana|Montana]] (MT)
*[[Outline of Nebraska|Nebraska]] (NE)
*[[Outline of Nevada|Nevada]] (NV)
*[[Outline of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] (NH)
*[[Outline of New Jersey|New Jersey]] (NJ)
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*[[Outline of New Mexico|New Mexico]] (NM)
*[[Outline of New York|New York]] (NY)
*[[Outline of North Carolina|North Carolina]] (NC)
*[[Outline of North Dakota|North Dakota]] (ND)
*[[Outline of Ohio|Ohio]] (OH)
*[[Outline of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] (OK)
*[[Outline of Oregon|Oregon]] (OR)
*[[Outline of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] (PA)
*[[Outline of Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] (RI)
*[[Outline of South Carolina|South Carolina]] (SC)
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*[[Outline of South Dakota|South Dakota]] (SD)
*[[Outline of Tennessee|Tennessee]] (TN)
*[[Outline of Texas|Texas]] (TX)
*[[Outline of Utah|Utah]] (UT)
*[[Outline of Vermont|Vermont]] (VT)
*[[Outline of Virginia|Virginia]] (VA)
*[[Outline of Washington (state)|Washington]] (WA)
*[[Outline of West Virginia|West Virginia]] (WV)
*[[Outline of Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] (WI)
*[[Outline of Wyoming|Wyoming]] (WY)
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====Territories of the United States====
[[File:US insular areas.svg|thumb|550px|Location of the insular areas of the United States: {{legend|#336733|The United States of America}}
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{{legend|#000080|Unincorporated organized territory}}
{{legend|#FF8080|Unincorporated unorganized territory}}
{{legend|#FF9933|Freely associated commonwealth}}
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{{main|Territories of the United States}}
*[[United States territory]]
**[[Territorial evolution of the United States]]

=====Incorporated organized territories=====
*''none since 1959''

=====Incorporated unorganized territories=====

*[[Palmyra Atoll]]

=====Unincorporated organized territories=====
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*[[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico]]
*[[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands]]
*[[Territory of Guam]]
*[[Territory of the United States Virgin Islands]]
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=====Unincorporated unorganized territories=====
*[[Territory of American Samoa]], technically unorganized, but self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967
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*[[Baker Island]], uninhabited
*[[Howland Island]], uninhabited
*[[Jarvis Island]], uninhabited
*[[Johnston Atoll]], uninhabited
*[[Kingman Reef]], uninhabited
*[[Bajo Nuevo Bank]], uninhabited (disputed with [[Colombia]])
*[[Serranilla Bank]], uninhabited (disputed with Colombia)
*[[Midway Islands]], no indigenous inhabitants, currently included in the Midway Atoll [[National Wildlife Refuge]]
*[[Navassa Island]], uninhabited (claimed by [[Haiti]])
*[[Wake Atoll]] consisting of Peale, Wake and Wilkes Islands,<ref>DOI Office of Internal Affairs {{cite web |url=http://www.doi.gov/oia/Islandpages/wakepage.htm |title=DOI Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) - WAKE ISLAND |access-date=May 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513195902/http://www.doi.gov/oia/Islandpages/wakepage.htm |archive-date=May 13, 2012 }}</ref> no indigenous inhabitants, only contractor personnel (claimed by the [[Marshall Islands]])
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====Geography of the states and territories====
[[Outline of Alaska#Geography of Alaska|AK]] – [[Outline of Alabama#Geography of Alabama|AL]] – [[Outline of Arkansas#Geography of Arkansas|AR]] – [[Outline of Arizona#Geography of Arizona|AZ]] – [[Outline of California#Geography of California|CA]] – [[Outline of Colorado#Geography of Colorado|CO]] – [[Outline of Connecticut#Geography of Connecticut|CT]] – [[Outline of Washington, D.C.#Geography of Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Outline of Delaware#Geography of Delaware|DE]] – [[Outline of Florida#Geography of Florida|FL]] – [[Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)#Geography of Georgia|GA]] – [[Outline of Hawaii#Geography of Hawaii|HI]] – [[Outline of Iowa#Geography of Iowa|IA]] – [[Outline of Idaho#Geography of Idaho|ID]] – [[Outline of Illinois#Geography of Illinois|IL]] – [[Outline of Indiana#Geography of Indiana|IN]] – [[Outline of Kansas#Geography of Kansas|KS]] – [[Outline of Kentucky#Geography of Kentucky|KY]] – [[Outline of Louisiana#Geography of Louisiana|LA]] – [[Outline of Massachusetts#Geography of Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Outline of Maryland#Geography of Maryland|MD]] – [[Outline of Maine#Geography of Maine|ME]] – [[Outline of Michigan#Geography of Michigan|MI]] – [[Outline of Minnesota#Geography of Minnesota|MN]] – [[Outline of Missouri#Geography of Missouri|MO]] – [[Outline of Mississippi#Geography of Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Outline of Montana#Geography of Montana|MT]] – [[Outline of North Carolina#Geography of North Carolina|NC]] – [[Outline of North Dakota#Geography of North Dakota|ND]] – [[Outline of Nebraska#Geography of Nebraska|NE]] – [[Outline of New Hampshire#Geography of New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Outline of New Mexico#Geography of New Mexico|NM]] – [[Outline of Nevada#Geography of Nevada|NV]] – [[Outline of New Jersey#Geography of New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Outline of New York#Geography of New York|NY]] – [[Outline of Ohio#Geography of Ohio|OH]] – [[Outline of Oklahoma#Geography of Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Outline of Oregon#Geography of Oregon|OR]] – [[Outline of Pennsylvania#Geography of Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Outline of Rhode Island#Geography of Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Outline of South Carolina#Geography of South Carolina|SC]] – [[Outline of South Dakota#Geography of South Dakota|SD]] – [[Outline of Tennessee#Geography of Tennessee|TN]] – [[Outline of Texas#Geography of Texas|TX]] – [[Outline of Utah#Geography of Utah|UT]] – [[Outline of Virginia#Geography of Virginia|VA]] – [[Outline of Vermont#Geography of Vermont|VT]] – [[Outline of Washington (state)#Geography of Washington|WA]] – [[Outline of Wisconsin#Geography of Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Outline of West Virginia#Geography of West Virginia|WV]] – [[Outline of Wyoming#Geography of Wyoming|WY]]

[[Outline of American Samoa#Geography of American Samoa|AS]] – [[Outline of Guam#Geography of Guam|GU]] – [[Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands#Geography|MP]] – [[Outline of Puerto Rico#Geography of Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Outline of the United States Virgin Islands#Geography of the United States Virgin Islands|VI]]

===Demography of the United States===
{{main|Demography of the United States}}

[[Demographics of Alaska|AK]] – [[Demographics of Alabama|AL]] – [[Demographics of Arkansas|AR]] – [[Demographics of Arizona|AZ]] – [[Demographics of California|CA]] – [[Demographics of Colorado|CO]] – [[Demographics of Connecticut|CT]] – [[Demographics of Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Demographics of Delaware|DE]] – [[Demographics of Florida|FL]] – [[Demographics of Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] – [[Demographics of Hawaii|HI]] – [[Demographics of Iowa|IA]] – [[Demographics of Idaho|ID]] – [[Demographics of Illinois|IL]] – [[Demographics of Indiana|IN]] – [[Demographics of Kansas|KS]] – [[Demographics of Kentucky|KY]] – [[Demographics of Louisiana|LA]] – [[Demographics of Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Demographics of Maryland|MD]] – [[Demographics of Maine|ME]] – [[Demographics of Michigan|MI]] – [[Demographics of Minnesota|MN]] – [[Demographics of Missouri|MO]] – [[Demographics of Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Demographics of Montana|MT]] – [[Demographics of North Carolina|NC]] – [[Demographics of North Dakota|ND]] – [[Demographics of Nebraska|NE]] – [[Demographics of New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Demographics of New Mexico|NM]] – [[Demographics of Nevada|NV]] – [[Demographics of New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Demographics of New York|NY]] – [[Demographics of Ohio|OH]] – [[Demographics of Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Demographics of Oregon|OR]] – [[Demographics of Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Demographics of Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Demographics of South Carolina|SC]] – [[Demographics of South Dakota|SD]] – [[Demographics of Tennessee|TN]] – [[Demographics of Texas|TX]] – [[Demographics of Utah|UT]] – [[Demographics of Virginia|VA]] – [[Demographics of Vermont|VT]] – [[Demographics of Washington|WA]] – [[Demographics of Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Demographics of West Virginia|WV]] – [[Demographics of Wyoming|WY]]

[[Demographics of American Samoa|AS]] – [[Demographics of Guam|GU]] – [[Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands|MP]] – [[Demographics of Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Demographics of the United States Virgin Islands|VI]]

===Climate of the United States===
{{ClimateUS}}
{{United States hurricanes}}

==History of the United States==
[[File:Declaration independence.jpg|thumb|[[John Trumbull]]'s ''[[Declaration of Independence (Trumbull)|Declaration of Independence]]'' is usually incorrectly identified as a depiction of the signing of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], but it actually shows the drafting committee presenting its work to the Congress.]]
[[File:U.S._Territorial_Acquisitions.png|thumb|A map of the [[territorial evolution of the United States]]]]
{{hatnote|Main outline: [[Outline of United States history]]}}
{{Main|History of the United States|Timeline of United States history}}

===Period-coverage===
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*[[Prehistory of the United States]]
*[[Pre-Columbian era]]
*[[Colonial history of the United States|Colonial period]]
*[[History of the United States (1776–1789)|1776 to 1789]]
*[[History of the United States (1789–1849)|1789 to 1849]]
*[[History of the United States (1849–1865)|1849 to 1865]]
*[[History of the United States (1865–1918)|1865 to 1918]]
*[[History of the United States (1918–1945)|1918 to 1945]]
*[[History of the United States (1945–1964)|1945 to 1964]]
*[[History of the United States (1964–1980)|1964 to 1980]]
*[[History of the United States (1980–1991)|1980 to 1991]]
*[[History of the United States (1991–2008)|1991 to 2008]]
*[[History of the United States (2008–present)|2008 to present]]
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====History of the states and territories====

[[Outline of Alaska#History of Alaska|AK]] – [[Outline of Alabama#History of Alabama|AL]] – [[Outline of Arkansas#History of Arkansas|AR]] – [[Outline of Arizona#History of Arizona|AZ]] – [[Outline of California#History of California|CA]] – [[Outline of Colorado#History of Colorado|CO]] – [[Outline of Connecticut#History of Connecticut|CT]] – [[Outline of Washington, D.C.#History of Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Outline of Delaware#History of Delaware|DE]] – [[Outline of Florida#History of Florida|FL]] – [[Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)#History of Georgia|GA]] – [[Outline of Hawaii#History of Hawaii|HI]] – [[Outline of Iowa#History of Iowa|IA]] – [[Outline of Idaho#History of Idaho|ID]] – [[Outline of Illinois#History of Illinois|IL]] – [[Outline of Indiana#History of Indiana|IN]] – [[Outline of Kansas#History of Kansas|KS]] – [[Outline of Kentucky#History of Kentucky|KY]] – [[Outline of Louisiana#History of Louisiana|LA]] – [[Outline of Massachusetts#History of Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Outline of Maryland#History of Maryland|MD]] – [[Outline of Maine#History of Maine|ME]] – [[Outline of Michigan#History of Michigan|MI]] – [[Outline of Minnesota#History of Minnesota|MN]] – [[Outline of Missouri#History of Missouri|MO]] – [[Outline of Mississippi#History of Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Outline of Montana#History of Montana|MT]] – [[Outline of North Carolina#History of North Carolina|NC]] – [[Outline of North Dakota#History of North Dakota|ND]] – [[Outline of Nebraska#History of Nebraska|NE]] – [[Outline of New Hampshire#History of New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Outline of New Mexico#History of New Mexico|NM]] – [[Outline of Nevada#History of Nevada|NV]] – [[Outline of New Jersey#History of New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Outline of New York#History of New York|NY]] – [[Outline of Ohio#History of Ohio|OH]] – [[Outline of Oklahoma#History of Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Outline of Oregon#History of Oregon|OR]] – [[Outline of Pennsylvania#History of Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Outline of Rhode Island#History of Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Outline of South Carolina#History of South Carolina|SC]] – [[Outline of South Dakota#History of South Dakota|SD]] – [[Outline of Tennessee#History of Tennessee|TN]] – [[Outline of Texas#History of Texas|TX]] – [[Outline of Utah#History of Utah|UT]] – [[Outline of Virginia#History of Virginia|VA]] – [[Outline of Vermont#History of Vermont|VT]] – [[Outline of Washington (state)#History of Washington|WA]] – [[Outline of Wisconsin#History of Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Outline of West Virginia#History of West Virginia|WV]] – [[Outline of Wyoming#History of Wyoming|WY]]

[[Outline of American Samoa#History of American Samoa|AS]] – [[Outline of Guam#History of Guam|GU]] – [[Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands#History|MP]] – [[Outline of Puerto Rico#History of Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Outline of the United States Virgin Islands#History of the United States Virgin Islands|VI]]

===Presidents of the United States===
{{Main list|List of presidents of the United States}}
{{main|President of the United States}}

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*[[George Washington]]: 1789–1797
*[[John Adams]]: 1797–1801
*[[Thomas Jefferson]]: 1801–1809
*[[James Madison]]: 1809–1817
*[[James Monroe]]: 1817–1825
*[[John Quincy Adams]]: 1825–1829
*[[Andrew Jackson]]: 1829–1837
*[[Martin Van Buren]]: 1837–1841
*[[William Henry Harrison]]: 1841
*[[John Tyler]]: 1841–1845
*[[James K. Polk]]: 1845–1849
*[[Zachary Taylor]]: 1849–1850
*[[Millard Fillmore]]: 1850–1853
*[[Franklin Pierce]]: 1853–1857
*[[James Buchanan]]: 1857–1861
*[[Abraham Lincoln]]: 1861–1865
*[[Andrew Johnson]]: 1865–1869
*[[Ulysses S. Grant]]: 1869–1877
*[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]: 1877–1881
*[[James A. Garfield]]: 1881
*[[Chester A. Arthur]]: 1881–1885
*[[Grover Cleveland]]: 1885–1889
*[[Benjamin Harrison]]: 1889–1893
*[[Grover Cleveland]]: 1893–1897
*[[William McKinley]]: 1897–1901
*[[Theodore Roosevelt]]: 1901–1909
*[[William Howard Taft|William H. Taft]]: 1909–1913
*[[Woodrow Wilson]]: 1913–1921
*[[Warren G. Harding]]: 1921–1923
*[[Calvin Coolidge]]: 1923–1929
*[[Herbert Hoover]]: 1929–1933
*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]: 1933–1945
*[[Harry S. Truman]]: 1945–1953
*[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]: 1953–1961
*[[John F. Kennedy]]: 1961–1963
*[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]: 1963–1969
*[[Richard Nixon|Richard M. Nixon]]: 1969–1974
*[[Gerald Ford]]: 1974–1977
*[[Jimmy Carter]]: 1977–1981
*[[Ronald Reagan]]: 1981–1989
*[[George H. W. Bush]]: 1989–1993
*[[Bill Clinton]]: 1993–2001
*[[George W. Bush]]: 2001–2009
*[[Barack Obama]]: 2009–2017
*[[Donald Trump]]: 2017–2021
*[[Joe Biden]]: 2021–present
{{div col end}}

==Government and politics in the United States==
{{hatnote|Main outline: [[Outline of American politics]]}}
{{main|Government of the United States|Politics of the United States}}
{{div col start}}
*[[Form of government]]: [[presidential system|presidential]], [[federal republic]]
*[[Capital city|Capital]] (political) of the United States: [[Washington, D.C.]]
**[[List of capitals in the United States|List of Capitals]]
*[[Flag of the United States]]
*[[List of political parties in the United States|Political parties in the United States]]
*[[Elections in the United States]]
*[[Voting rights in the United States]]
*[[List of political parties in the United States]]
**[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
***[[History of the United States Democratic Party]]
**[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
***[[History of the United States Republican Party]]
**[[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]]
**[[Independent (politician)#United States|Independent Party]]
**[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]]
**[[Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]]
**[[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
**[[Socialist Party USA]]
*[[Political divisions of the United States]]
*[[Canadian and American politics compared]]
*[[Politics of the Southern United States]]
{{div col end}}

===Federal government===
{{main|Federal government of the United States}}
*[[United States Constitution]]

====Legislative branch====
[[File:US Capitol Building at night Jan 2006.jpg|thumb|The [[United States Capitol]]]]
{{Further|Legislative branch}}

*[[United States Congress]]
**[[United States Senate]]<!-- The Senate is the upper house and should be listed first -->
***[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]], [[Patty Murray]] (D-WA)
**[[United States House of Representatives]]
***[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], [[Kevin McCarthy]] (R-CA)

====Executive branch====
[[File:WhiteHouseSouthFacade.JPG|thumb|The [[White House]]]]
{{Further|Executive branch}}

*[[Head of state]] and [[head of government]], [[46th President of the United States]], [[Joseph R. Biden, Jr]] 
**[[49th Vice President of the United States]], [[Kamala D. Harris]]

=====Federal executive departments=====
{{main|United States federal executive departments}}
{{Further|List of United States federal agencies}}

All departments are listed by their present-day name and only departments with past or present cabinet-level status are listed. Order of succession applies only to within the cabinet; the vice president has always been first in the line of succession, and the Speaker of the House and the President pro tem of the Senate have at times been included.
{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Department
! Creation
! Order of<br />succession
! class="unsortable"|Modifications since creation
! 2007 Budget<br />in billions<br />of dollars
! Employees (2007)
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of State|State]]
| align=center| 1789
| align=right | 1
| Initially named "Department of Foreign Affairs"
| align= right nowrap | 9.96
| align=center | 30,266
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury]]
| align=center| 1789
| align=right | 2
|
| align= right nowrap | 11.10
| align=center | 115,897
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Defense|Defense]]
| align=center| 1947
| align=right | 3
| Initially named "National Military Establishment"
| align= right nowrap | 439.30
| align=center | 3,000,000
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Justice|Justice]]
| align=center| 1870
| align=right | 4
| Position of [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] created in 1789, but had no department until 1870
| align= right nowrap | 23.40
| align=center | 112,557
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Interior|Interior]]
| align=center| 1849
| align=right | 5
|
| align= right nowrap | 10.70
| align=center | 71,436
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Agriculture|Agriculture]]
| align=center| 1889
| align=right | 6
|
| align= right nowrap | 77.60
| align=center | 109,832
|-
| [[United States Department of Commerce|Commerce]]
| align=center| 1903
| align=right | 7
| Originally named Commerce and Labor; Labor later separated
| align= right nowrap | 6.20
| align=center | 36,000
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Labor|Labor]]
| align=center| 1913
| align=right | 8
|
| align= right nowrap | 59.70
| align=center | 17,347
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Health and Human Services]]
| align=center| 1953
| align=right | 9
| Originally named Health, Education, and Welfare; Education later separated
| align= right nowrap | 543.20
| align=center | 67,000
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|Housing and Urban Development]]
| align=center| 1965
| align=right | 10
|
| align= right nowrap | 46.20
| align=center | 10,600
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Transportation|Transportation]]
| align=center| 1966
| align=right | 11
|
| align=right nowrap | 58.00
| align=center | 58,622
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Energy|Energy]]
| align=center| 1977
| align=right | 12
|
| align=right nowrap | 21.50
| align=center | 116,100
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Education|Education]]
| align=center| 1979
| align=right | 13
|
| align=right nowrap | 62.80
| align=center | 4,487
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Affairs]]
| align=center| 1989
| align=right | 14
|
| align=right nowrap | 73.20<!--FY2006-->
| align=center | 235,000<!--FY2006-->
|-
| nowrap| [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Homeland Security]]
| align=center| 2002
| align=right | 15
|
| align=right nowrap | 44.60
| align=center | 208,000
|-class="sortbottom"
| colspan="3" align=right | '''Total budget (fiscal year 2007):'''
|
| align=right nowrap | 1,523.42<!--Is this total right?-->
| align=center | 4,193,144
|}

====Commissions====

*[[Federal Trade Commission]]
*[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]

====Judicial branch====
[[File:Portico -US Supreme Court Building.jpg|thumb|The [[United States Supreme Court]] building]]
{{Further|Judicial branch}}

*[[United States federal courts]]
**[[United States Supreme Court]]
***[[Chief Justice of the United States]], [[John Roberts]]
**[[United States court of appeals]]
**[[United States district court]]
{{Clear}}

===State and territory governments===

[[Outline of Alaska#Government and politics of Alaska|AK]] – [[Outline of Alabama#Government and politics of Alabama|AL]] – [[Outline of Arkansas#Government and politics of Arkansas|AR]] – [[Outline of Arizona#Government and politics of Arizona|AZ]] – [[Outline of California#Government and politics of California|CA]] – [[Outline of Colorado#Government and politics of Colorado|CO]] – [[Outline of Connecticut#Government and politics of Connecticut|CT]] – [[Outline of Washington, D.C.#Government and politics of Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Outline of Delaware#Government and politics of Delaware|DE]] – [[Outline of Florida#Government and politics of Florida|FL]] – [[Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)#Government and politics of Georgia|GA]] – [[Outline of Hawaii#Government and politics of Hawaii|HI]] – [[Outline of Iowa#Government and politics of Iowa|IA]] – [[Outline of Idaho#Government and politics of Idaho|ID]] – [[Outline of Illinois#Government and politics of Illinois|IL]] – [[Outline of Indiana#Government and politics of Indiana|IN]] – [[Outline of Kansas#Government and politics of Kansas|KS]] – [[Outline of Kentucky#Government and politics of Kentucky|KY]] – [[Outline of Louisiana#Government and politics of Louisiana|LA]] – [[Outline of Massachusetts#Government and politics of Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Outline of Maryland#Government and politics of Maryland|MD]] – [[Outline of Maine#Government and politics of Maine|ME]] – [[Outline of Michigan#Government and politics of Michigan|MI]] – [[Outline of Minnesota#Government and politics of Minnesota|MN]] – [[Outline of Missouri#Government and politics of Missouri|MO]] – [[Outline of Mississippi#Government and politics of Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Outline of Montana#Government and politics of Montana|MT]] – [[Outline of North Carolina#Politics and government of North Carolina|NC]] – [[Outline of North Dakota#Government and politics of North Dakota|ND]] – [[Outline of Nebraska#Government and politics of Nebraska|NE]] – [[Outline of New Hampshire#Government and politics of New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Outline of New Mexico#Government and politics of New Mexico|NM]] – [[Outline of Nevada#Government and politics of Nevada|NV]] – [[Outline of New Jersey#Government and politics of New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Outline of New York#Government and politics of New York|NY]] – [[Outline of Ohio#Government and politics of Ohio|OH]] – [[Outline of Oklahoma#Government and politics of Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Outline of Oregon#Government and politics of Oregon|OR]] – [[Outline of Pennsylvania#Government and politics of Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Outline of Rhode Island#Government and politics of Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Outline of South Carolina#Government and politics of South Carolina|SC]] – [[Outline of South Dakota#Government and politics of South Dakota|SD]] – [[Outline of Tennessee#Government and politics of Tennessee|TN]] – [[Outline of Texas#Government and politics of Texas|TX]] – [[Outline of Utah#Government and politics of Utah|UT]] – [[Outline of Virginia#Government and politics of Virginia|VA]] – [[Outline of Vermont#Government and politics of Vermont|VT]] – [[Outline of Washington (state)#Government and politics of Washington|WA]] – [[Outline of Wisconsin#Government and politics of Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Outline of West Virginia#Government and politics of West Virginia|WV]] – [[Outline of Wyoming#Government and politics of Wyoming|WY]]

[[Outline of American Samoa#Government and politics of American Samoa|AS]] – [[Outline of Guam#Government and politics of Guam|GU]] – [[Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands#Government and politics|MP]] – [[Outline of Puerto Rico#Government and politics of Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Outline of the United States Virgin Islands#Government and politics of the United States Virgin Islands|VI]]

===Politics of the states and territories===

[[Politics of Alaska|AK]] – [[Politics of Alabama|AL]] – [[Politics of Arkansas|AR]] – [[Politics of Arizona|AZ]] – [[Politics of California|CA]] – [[Politics of Colorado|CO]] – [[Politics of Connecticut|CT]] – [[Politics of Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Politics of Delaware|DE]] – [[Politics of Florida|FL]] – [[Politics of Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] – [[Politics of Hawaii|HI]] – [[Politics of Iowa|IA]] – [[Politics of Idaho|ID]] – [[Politics of Illinois|IL]] – [[Politics of Indiana|IN]] – [[Politics of Kansas|KS]] – [[Politics of Kentucky|KY]] – [[Politics of Louisiana|LA]] – [[Politics of Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Politics of Maryland|MD]] – [[Politics of Maine|ME]] – [[Politics of Michigan|MI]] – [[Politics of Minnesota|MN]] – [[Politics of Missouri|MO]] – [[Politics of Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Politics of Montana|MT]] – [[Politics of North Carolina|NC]] – [[Politics of North Dakota|ND]] – [[Politics of Nebraska|NE]] – [[Politics of New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Politics of New Mexico|NM]] – [[Politics of Nevada|NV]] – [[Politics of New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Politics of New York (state)|NY]] – [[Politics of Ohio|OH]] – [[Politics of Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Politics of Oregon|OR]] – [[Politics of Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Politics of Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Politics of South Carolina|SC]] – [[Politics of South Dakota|SD]] – [[Politics of Tennessee|TN]] – [[Politics of Texas|TX]] – [[Politics of Utah|UT]] – [[Politics of Virginia|VA]] – [[Politics of Vermont|VT]] – [[Washington (state)#Politics|WA]] – [[Politics of Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Politics of West Virginia|WV]] – [[Politics of Wyoming|WY]]

[[Politics of American Samoa|AS]] – [[Politics of Guam|GU]] – [[Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands|MP]] – [[Politics of Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Politics of the United States Virgin Islands|VI]]

===Foreign relations===
{{main|Foreign relations of the United States}}
*[[Foreign policy of the United States]]

====International organization membership====
{{main|International organization membership of the United States}}
*[[Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors]]
*[[Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]
*[[Member state of the Organization of American States]]
*[[Member state of the United Nations]]
*[[World Health Organization|Member of the World Health Organization]]
*[[World Organization of the Scout Movement|Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement]]
*[[World Veterans Federation]]

===Military===
[[File:The Pentagon US Department of Defense building.jpg|thumb|[[The Pentagon]]]]
{{main|United States Armed Forces}}
{{div col start}}
*[[United States Army]]
**[[United States Army Reserve]]
**[[Army National Guard]]
*[[United States Marine Corps]]
**[[United States Marine Corps Reserve]]
*[[United States Navy]]
**[[United States Navy Reserve]]
*[[United States Air Force]]
**[[Air Force Reserve Command]]
**[[Air National Guard]]
*[[United States Space Force]]
*[[United States Coast Guard]]
**[[United States Coast Guard Reserve]]
{{div col end}}

===Intelligence organizations===
[[File:CIA New HQ Entrance.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]]]
{{main|United States Intelligence Community}}
{{div col start}}
*[[Central Intelligence Agency]]
*[[Sixteenth Air Force]]
*[[United States Army Military Intelligence]]
*[[Defense Intelligence Agency]]
*[[Marine Corps Intelligence Activity]]
*[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
*[[National Reconnaissance Office]]
*[[National Security Agency]]
*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
*[[Coast Guard Intelligence]]
*[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
*[[Drug Enforcement Administration]]
*[[Bureau of Intelligence and Research]]
*[[DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis|Office of Intelligence and Analysis]]
*[[Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence]]
*[[Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence]]
{{div col end}}
{{clear}}

==Law of the United States==
{{main|Law of the United States}}
{{div col start}}
*[[Adoption in the United States]]
*[[Age of candidacy laws in the United States]]
*[[Arbitration in the United States]]
**[[Arbitration case law in the United States]]
*[[Assisted suicide in the United States]]
*[[Attorneys in the United States]]
*[[Bankruptcy in the United States]]
*[[Bicycle law in the United States]]
*[[Birthright citizenship in the United States]]
*[[Blasphemy law in the United States]]
*[[Blue laws in the United States]]
*[[Campaign finance reform in the United States]]
*[[Cannabis in the United States]]
*[[Capital punishment in the United States]]
**[[Capital punishment debate in the United States]]
*[[Censure in the United States]]
*[[Census in the United States]]
*[[Censorship in the United States]]
**[[Book censorship in the United States]]
**[[Censorship of broadcasting in the United States]]
*Child-related laws
**[[Child custody laws in the United States]]
**[[Child labor laws in the United States]]
**[[Child pornography laws in the United States]]
**[[Child sexual abuse laws in the United States]]
**[[Child support in the United States]]
*[[Constitution of the United States]]
**[[United States Bill of Rights]]
**[[Separation of church and state in the United States]]
**[[Separation of powers under the United States Constitution]]
*[[Copyright law in the United States]]
**[[Public domain in the United States]]
*[[Crime in the United States]]
**[[Polygamy in the United States]]
**[[Race and crime in the United States]]
**[[Rape in the United States]]
**[[Scientific plagiarism in the United States]]
*[[Human rights in the United States]]
**[[Abortion in the United States]]
**[[Censorship in the United States]]
**[[Civil liberties in the United States]]
**[[Freedom of association#United States Constitution|Freedom of association in the United States]]
**[[Freedom of information in the United States]]
**[[Freedom of movement under United States law]]
**[[Freedom of religion in the United States]]
**[[Freedom of speech in the United States]]
**[[Freedom of the press in the United States]]
**[[Gambling in the United States]]
**[[LGBT rights in the United States]]
**Marriage and union in the United States
***[[Civil union in the United States]]
****[[Same-sex unions in the United States]]
***[[Domestic partnership in the United States]]
***[[Marriage in the United States]]
****[[Common-law marriage in the United States]]
****[[Divorce in the United States]]
****[[Same-sex marriage in the United States]]
*****[[Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state]]
*****[[Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States]]
*****[[Same-sex marriage status in the United States by state]]
**[[Prisoner rights in the United States]]
**[[Pro se legal representation in the United States]]
**[[Prostitution in the United States]]
**[[Right of foreigners to vote in the United States]]
**[[Right to keep and bear arms#United States|Right to keep and bear arms]]
***[[Gun law in the United States]]
****Gun laws in the United States
****[[Gun laws in the United States by state]]
**[[Right to petition in the United States]]
**[[Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States]]
**[[Smoking in the United States]]
***[[List of smoking bans in the United States|Smoking bans in the United States]]
*[[Law enforcement in the United States]]
*[[Local ordinance]]
*[[Rent control in the United States]]
*[[School anti-bullying legislation in the United States]]
*[[Secession in the United States]]
*[[Securities regulation in the United States]]
*[[Speed limits in the United States]]
**[[Rail speed limits in the United States]]
*[[State law (United States)|State law]]
*[[Taxation in the United States]]
**[[Capital gains tax in the United States]]
**[[Cigarette taxes in the United States]]
**[[Internal Revenue Code]]
**[[Property tax in the United States]]
*[[Zoning in the United States]]
{{div col end}}

==Culture of the United States==
{{main|Culture of the United States}}
{{div col start}}
*[[American humor]]
*[[American family structure]]
*[[Architecture of the United States]]
*[[Languages of the United States]]
**[[American English]]
*[[List of official United States national symbols|National symbols of the United States]]
*[[Religion in the United States]]
*[[Society of the United States]]
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in the United States|World Heritage Sites in the United States]]
{{div col end}}

===American cuisine===
{{main|Cuisine of the United States}}
{{div col start}}
*[[List of supermarket chains in the United States|Supermarket Chains in the United States]]
*[[List of food companies#United States|Food Companies in the United States]]
*[[List of restaurant chains in the United States|Fast Food Chains in the United States]]
*[[List of vineyards and wineries#United States|Vineyards in the United States]]
*[[Orchard#Orchards by region|Orchards in the United States]]
{{div col end}}

====Historical cuisine====
{{div col start}}
*[[American Chinese cuisine]]
*[[Cajun cuisine]]
*[[Italian-American cuisine]]
*[[Louisiana Creole cuisine]]
*[[Cuisine of the Midwestern United States|Midwestern cuisine]]
*[[Native American cuisine]]
*[[Cuisine of the Southern United States|Southern cuisine]]
*[[Cuisine of the Southwestern United States|Southwestern cuisine]]
*[[Tex-Mex cuisine]]
{{div col end}}

====Cuisine of the regions====
{{main|Category:American cuisine by region}}
{{div col start}}
*[[:Category:Cuisine of the Southwestern United States|Cuisine of the Southwestern United States]]
*[[:Category:Cuisine of the Mid-Atlantic states|Cuisine of the Mid-Atlantic United States]]
*[[:Category:Cuisine of the Midwestern United States|Cuisine of the Midwestern United States]]
*[[:Category:Cuisine of the Northeastern United States|Cuisine of the Northeastern United States]]
*[[:Category:Cuisine of the Southern United States|Cuisine of the Southern United States]]
*[[:Category:Cuisine of the Western United States|Cuisine of the Western United States]]
{{div col end}}

===Art in the United States===
{{div col start}}
*[[American Literature]]
**[[List of American novelists|American novelists]]
**[[Great American Novel]]
*[[Dance in the United States]]
*[[List of museums in the United States|Museums in the United States]]
*[[Music of the United States]]
*[[Theater of the United States]]
**[[List of playwrights from the United States|American playwrights]]
*[[Television in the United States]]
*[[Visual arts of the United States]]
{{div col end}}

====Film====
{{div col start}}
*[[Cinema of the United States]]
*[[Academy Award]]
*[[Golden Globe Award]]
*[[List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States|Highest-grossing films]]
*[[List of film production companies|Film production companies]]
{{div col end}}

====Music in the United States====
{{main|Music in the United States}}
{{div col start}}
*[[List of best-selling music artists in the United States|Best-selling Music Artists]]
*[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]
{{div col end}}

=====Genres=====
{{div col start}}
*[[Alternative rock]]
*[[Americana music|Americana]]
*[[Bluegrass music]]
*[[Blues]]
*[[Contemporary Christian music]]
*[[Country music]]
*[[American folk music revival|Folk music]]
*[[Gospel music]]
*[[Hardcore punk]]
*[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
*[[Hip hop]]
*[[Jazz]]
*[[Punk rock]]
*[[R&B music]]
*[[Rock music]]
*[[Soul music]]
{{div col end}}

=====Music in the states and territories=====

[[Music of Alaska|AK]] – [[Music of Alabama|AL]] – [[Music of Arkansas|AR]] – [[Music of Arizona|AZ]] – [[Music of California|CA]] – [[Music of Colorado|CO]] – [[Music of Connecticut|CT]] – [[Music of Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Music of Delaware|DE]] – [[Music of Florida|FL]] – [[Music of Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] – [[Music of Hawaii|HI]] – [[Music of Iowa|IA]] – [[Music of Idaho|ID]] – [[Music of Illinois|IL]] – [[Music of Indiana|IN]] – [[Music of Kansas|KS]] – [[Music of Kentucky|KY]] – [[Music of Louisiana|LA]] – [[Music of Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Music of Maryland|MD]] – [[Music of Maine|ME]] – [[Music of Michigan|MI]] – [[Music of Minnesota|MN]] – [[Music of Missouri|MO]] – [[Music of Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Music of Montana|MT]] – [[Music of North Carolina|NC]] – [[Music of North Dakota|ND]] – [[Music of Nebraska|NE]] – [[Music of New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Music of New Mexico|NM]] – [[Music of Nevada|NV]] – [[Music of New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Music of New York|NY]] – [[Music of Ohio|OH]] – [[Music of Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Music of Oregon|OR]] – [[Music of Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Music of Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Music of South Carolina|SC]] – [[Music of South Dakota|SD]] – [[Music of Tennessee|TN]] – [[Music of Texas|TX]] – [[Music of Utah|UT]] – [[Music of Virginia|VA]] – [[Music of Vermont|VT]] – [[Music of Washington (state)|WA]] – [[Music of Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Music of West Virginia|WV]] – [[Music of Wyoming|WY]]

[[Music of American Samoa|AS]] – [[Music of Guam|GU]] – [[Music of the Northern Mariana Islands|MP]] – [[Music of Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Music of the Virgin Islands|VI]]

====Radio====
{{main|Radio in the United States}}
{{div col start}}
*[[National Association of Broadcasters]]
*[[NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame]]
{{div col end}}

===Sports in the United States===
{{main|Sports in the United States}}
{{div col start}}
*[[History of American football|Football in the United States]]
*[[History of baseball in the United States|Baseball in the United States]]
*[[Little League Baseball]]
*[[Motorsport in the United States]]
*[[Soccer in the United States]]
**[[Women's soccer in the United States]]
*[[List of U.S. stadiums by capacity|Stadiums in the United States]]
{{div col end}}

====List of Major Sports Leagues in the United States====
{{main|Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada}}
{{div col start}}
* [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB)
* [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA)
* [[National Football League]] (NFL)
* [[National Hockey League]] (NHL)
* [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS)
{{div col end}}

===== Other top-level leagues and series =====
{{div col start}}
* [[IndyCar Series]]
* [[Legends Tour]] – for women's golfers age 45 and over
* [[LPGA]] Tour (Ladies' Professional Golf Association)
* [[Major League Lacrosse]] (MLL)
* [[Major League Rugby]] (MLR) – rugby union
* [[NASCAR]] (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
** [[NASCAR Cup Series]]
* [[National Lacrosse League]] (NLL)
* [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL)
* [[PGA Tour]]
* [[PGA Tour Champions]] – for men's golfers age 50 and over
* [[Professional Bull Riders]] (PBR)
* [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] (PRCA)
* [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA)
* [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA)
{{div col end}}

===== Minor and developmental professional leagues and series =====
{{div col start}}
* [[American Hockey League]] (AHL)
* [[American Indoor Football Association]] (AIFA)
* [[American National Rugby League]] (AMNRL)
* [[Continental Indoor Football League]] (CIFL)
* [[ECHL]] (formerly East Coast Hockey League)
* [[Korn Ferry Tour]] – men's golf
* [[Minor League Baseball]]
* [[National Arena League]]
* [[NBA G League]]
* [[Professional Inline Hockey Association]] (PIHA)
* [[Rugby Super League (US)|Rugby Super League]] (RSL)
* [[Symetra Tour]] – women's golf
* [[United Indoor Football]] (UIF)
* [[United States Australian Football League]] (USAFL)
* [[Xfinity Series]] – NASCAR
{{div col end}}

===== College sports =====
{{main|College athletics in the United States}}
{{div col start}}
* [[College baseball]]
* [[College football]]
* [[College ice hockey]]
* [[College lacrosse]]
* [[College soccer]]
* [[College softball]]
* [[Collegiate wrestling]]
* [[Athletic scholarship]]
* [[College recruiting]]
* [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA)
** [[List of NCAA conferences]]
** [[NCAA Division I]]
*** [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]]
** [[NCAA Division II]]
** [[NCAA Division III]]
{{div col end}}

===== Sports governing bodies =====
{{div col start}}
* [[Professional Golfers' Association of America]] (PGA of America)
* [[United States of America Cricket Association]] (USACA)
* [[United States Golf Association]] (USGA)
* [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee]] (USOPC)
* [[United States Soccer Federation]] (U.S. Soccer)
* [[United States Tennis Association]] (USTA)
* [[USA Basketball]]
* [[USA Rugby]] – governs rugby union
* [[USA Track and Field]]
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====Sports by state and territory====

[[Sports in Alaska|AK]] – [[Sports in Alabama|AL]] – [[Sports in Arkansas|AR]] – [[Sports in Arizona|AZ]] – [[Sports in California|CA]] – [[Sports in Colorado|CO]] – [[Sports in Connecticut|CT]] – [[Sports in Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Sports in Delaware|DE]] – [[Sports in Florida|FL]] – [[Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] – [[:Category:Sports in Hawaii|HI]] – [[Sports in Iowa|IA]] – [[Sports in Idaho|ID]] – [[Sports in Illinois|IL]] – [[Sports in Indiana|IN]] – [[Sports in Kansas|KS]] – [[Sports in Kentucky|KY]] – [[Sports in Louisiana|LA]] – [[Sports in Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Sports in Maryland|MD]] – [[Sports in Maine|ME]] – [[Sports in Michigan|MI]] – [[Sports in Minnesota|MN]] – [[Sports in Missouri|MO]] – [[Sports in Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Sports in Montana|MT]] – [[Sports in North Carolina|NC]] – [[:Category:Sports in North Dakota|ND]] – [[Sports in Nebraska|NE]] – [[Sports in New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Sports in New Mexico|NM]] – [[Sports in Nevada|NV]] – [[Sports in New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Sports in New York|NY]] – [[Sports in Ohio|OH]] – [[Sports in Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Sports in Oregon|OR]] – [[Sports in Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Sports in Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Sports in South Carolina|SC]] – [[Sports in South Dakota|SD]] – [[Sports in Tennessee|TN]] – [[Sports in Texas|TX]] – [[Sports in Utah|UT]] – [[Sports in Virginia|VA]] – [[Sports in Vermont|VT]] – [[Sports in Washington (state)|WA]] – [[Sports in Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Sports in West Virginia|WV]] – [[Sports in Wyoming|WY]]

[[Sports in American Samoa|AS]] – [[Sports in Guam|GU]] – [[Sports in the Northern Mariana Islands|MP]] – [[Sports in Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Sports in the United States Virgin Islands|VI]]

====Sports Museums in the United States====
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*[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]
*[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
*[[Hockey Hall of Fame]]
*[[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]
*[[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]
*[[NASCAR Hall of Fame]]
*[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]
*[[World Golf Hall of Fame]]
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==Education in the United States==
{{main|Education in the United States}}
{{main list|Lists of schools in the United States}}
{{see also|Educational attainment in the United States}}
*[[Early childhood education in the United States]]
*[[K-12 education in the United States]]
**[[High school in the United States]]
**[[Homeschooling in the United States]]
*[[Higher education in the United States]]
**[[Community colleges in the United States]]
**[[Vocational education in the United States]]
**[[For-profit higher education in the United States]]
**[[Liberal arts colleges in the United States]]
*[[Language education in the United States]]


===Education in the states and territories===

[[Outline of Alaska#Education in Alaska|AK]] – [[Outline of Alabama#Education in Alabama|AL]] – [[Outline of Arkansas#Education in Arkansas|AR]] – [[Outline of Arizona#Education in Arizona|AZ]] – [[Outline of California#Education in California|CA]] – [[Outline of Colorado#Education in Colorado|CO]] – [[Outline of Connecticut#Education in Connecticut|CT]] – [[Outline of Washington, D.C.#Education in Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Outline of Delaware#Education in Delaware|DE]] – [[Outline of Florida#Education in Florida|FL]] – [[Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)#Education in Georgia|GA]] – [[Outline of Hawaii#Education in Hawaii|HI]] – [[Outline of Iowa#Education in Iowa|IA]] – [[Outline of Idaho#Education in Idaho|ID]] – [[Outline of Illinois#Education in Illinois|IL]] – [[Outline of Indiana#Education in Indiana|IN]] – [[Outline of Kansas#Education in Kansas|KS]] – [[Outline of Kentucky#Education in Kentucky|KY]] – [[Outline of Louisiana#Education in Louisiana|LA]] – [[Outline of Massachusetts#Education in Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Outline of Maryland#Education in Maryland|MD]] – [[Outline of Maine#Education in Maine|ME]] – [[Outline of Michigan#Education in Michigan|MI]] – [[Outline of Minnesota#Education in Minnesota|MN]] – [[Outline of Missouri#Education in Missouri|MO]] – [[Outline of Mississippi#Education in Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Outline of Montana#Education in Montana|MT]] – [[Outline of North Carolina#Education in North Carolina|NC]] – [[Outline of North Dakota#Education in North Dakota|ND]] – [[Outline of Nebraska#Education in Nebraska|NE]] – [[Outline of New Hampshire#Education in New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Outline of New Mexico#Education in New Mexico|NM]] – [[Outline of Nevada#Education in Nevada|NV]] – [[Outline of New Jersey#Education in New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Outline of New York#Education in New York|NY]] – [[Outline of Ohio#Education in Ohio|OH]] – [[Outline of Oklahoma#Education in Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Outline of Oregon#Education in Oregon|OR]] – [[Outline of Pennsylvania#Education in Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Outline of Rhode Island#Education in Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Outline of South Carolina#Education in South Carolina|SC]] – [[Outline of South Dakota#Education in South Dakota|SD]] – [[Outline of Tennessee#Education in Tennessee|TN]] – [[Outline of Texas#Education in Texas|TX]] – [[Outline of Utah#Education in Utah|UT]] – [[Outline of Virginia#Education in Virginia|VA]] – [[Outline of Vermont#Education in Vermont|VT]] – [[Outline of Washington (state)#Education in Washington|WA]] – [[Outline of Wisconsin#Education in Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Outline of West Virginia#Education in West Virginia|WV]] – [[Outline of Wyoming#Education in Wyoming|WY]]

[[American Samoa#Education|AS]] – [[Outline of Guam#Education in Guam|GU]] – [[Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands#Education|MP]] – [[Outline of Puerto Rico#Education in Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Outline of the United States Virgin Islands#Education in the United States Virgin Islands|VI]]

==Economy and infrastructure of the United States==
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*[[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2010)]]: 1st
*[[List of countries by GDP (PPP)|Economic rank, by GDP (PPP) (2010)]]: 1st
*[[Currency|Currency of the United States]]: US$
**[[ISO 4217]]: USD
*[[Banking in the United States]]
**[[Federal Reserve System]]
*[[Communications in the United States]]
**[[Internet in the United States]]
***[[American Registry for Internet Numbers]] (ARIN)
**[[EDGAR]]
**[[Form 10-K]]
*[[Economic history of the United States]]
**[[National debt by U.S. presidential terms]]
**[[United States public debt]]
*[[Energy in the United States]]
**[[Electricity sector of the United States]]
***[[Coal power in the United States]]
****[[Coal mining in the United States]]
***[[Nuclear power in the United States]]
****[[Nuclear energy policy of the United States]]
***[[Renewable energy in the United States]]
****[[Geothermal energy in the United States]]
****[[Solar power in the United States]]
****[[Wind power in the United States]]
*****[[United States Wind Energy Policy]]
**[[Energy conservation in the United States]]
**[[Energy policy of the United States]]
***[[U.S. Lighting Energy Policy]]
***[[United States energy independence]]
***[[Nuclear energy policy of the United States]]
***[[United States Department of Energy]]
***[[United States energy law]]
***[[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources]]
***[[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce]]
***[[United States Wind Energy Policy]]
**[[Petroleum in the United States]]
***[[Offshore oil and gas in the United States]]
***[[Oil reserves in the United States]]
*[[Health care in the United States]]
*[[List of industry trade groups in the United States|Industry trade groups in the United States]]
*[[Tourism in the United States]]
**[[List of shopping malls in the United States|Shopping malls in the United States]]
*[[Transportation in the United States]]
**[[Air transportation in the United States]]
***[[List of airports in the United States|Airports in the United States]]
**[[Highway system in the United States]]
**[[Rail transport in the United States]]
*[[Trade policy of the United States]]
**[[North American Free Trade Agreement]]
**[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]]
**[[World Trade Organization]]
*[[Wealth in the United States]]
**[[American decline]]
**[[American Dream]]
**[[Household income in the United States]]
**[[Income inequality in the United States]]
**[[Personal income in the United States]]
**[[Poverty in the United States]]
*[[Water supply and sanitation in the United States]]
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===Economy by state and territory===

[[Economy of Alaska|AK]] – [[Economy of Alabama|AL]] – [[Economy of Arkansas|AR]] – [[Economy of Arizona|AZ]] – [[Economy of California|CA]] – [[Economy of Colorado|CO]] – [[Economy of Connecticut|CT]] – [[Economy of Washington, D.C.|DC]] – [[Economy of Delaware|DE]] – [[Economy of Florida|FL]] – [[Economy of Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] – [[Economy of Hawaii|HI]] – [[Economy of Iowa|IA]] – [[Economy of Idaho|ID]] – [[Economy of Illinois|IL]] – [[Economy of Indiana|IN]] – [[Economy of Kansas|KS]] – [[Economy of Kentucky|KY]] – [[Economy of Louisiana|LA]] – [[Economy of Massachusetts|MA]] – [[Economy of Maryland|MD]] – [[Economy of Maine|ME]] – [[Economy of Michigan|MI]] – [[Economy of Minnesota|MN]] – [[Economy of Missouri|MO]] - [[Economy of Mississippi|MS]] <br> [[Economy of Montana|MT]] – [[Economy of North Carolina|NC]] – [[Economy of North Dakota|ND]] – [[Economy of Nebraska|NE]] – [[Economy of New Hampshire|NH]] – [[Economy of New Mexico|NM]] – [[Economy of Nevada|NV]] – [[Economy of New Jersey|NJ]] – [[Economy of New York (state)|NY]] – [[Economy of Ohio|OH]] – [[Economy of Oklahoma|OK]] – [[Economy of Oregon|OR]] – [[Economy of Pennsylvania|PA]] – [[Economy of Rhode Island|RI]] – [[Economy of South Carolina|SC]] – [[Economy of South Dakota|SD]] – [[Economy of Tennessee|TN]] – [[Economy of Texas|TX]] – [[Economy of Utah|UT]] – [[Economy of Virginia|VA]] – [[Economy of Vermont|VT]] – [[Economy of Washington (state)|WA]] – [[Economy of Wisconsin|WI]] – [[Economy of West Virginia|WV]] – [[Economy of Wyoming|WY]]

[[Economy of American Samoa|AS]] – [[Economy of Guam|GU]] – [[Economy of the Northern Mariana Islands|MP]] – [[Economy of Puerto Rico|PR]] – [[Economy of the United States Virgin Islands|VI]]

===Tourism in the United States===
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*[[Walt Disney World]]
*[[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
*[[List of ski areas and resorts in the United States|Ski Resorts]]
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== See also ==
{{portal|United States|North America|History|Geography}}
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*Topic overview:
**[[United States]]
**[[Index of United States-related articles]]
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Sisterlinks|United States}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|United States}}

; Government
*[http://www.usa.gov/ Official U.S. Government Web Portal] Gateway to governmental sites
*[https://www.whitehouse.gov/ White House] Official site of the President of the United States
*[https://www.senate.gov/ Senate] Official site of the United States Senate
*[http://www.house.gov/ House] Official site of the United States House of Representatives
*[{{SCOTUS URL}} Supreme Court] Official site of the Supreme Court of the United States
*[https://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress] Official site of the [[Library of Congress]]

; Overviews and Data
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071201120705/http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ Portrait of the United States] Overview from the U.S. Information Agency
*[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/ United States] CIA ''World Factbook'' entry
*[http://www.britannica.com/nations/United-States United States] ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' entry
*[https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/ U.S. Census Housing and Economic Statistics] Wide-ranging data from the U.S. Census Bureau
*[http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/ State Fact Sheets] Population, employment, income, and farm data from the U.S. Economic Research Service
*[http://www.teacheroz.com/states.htm The 50 States of the U.S.A.] Collected informational links for each state

; History
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080314143240/http://www.nationalcenter.org/HistoricalDocuments.html Historical Documents] Collected by the National Center for Public Policy Research
*[http://www.religioustolerance.org/nat_mott.htm U.S. National Mottos: History and Constitutionality] Analysis by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
*[http://www.historicalstatistics.org/index2.html USA] Collected links to historical data

; Maps
*{{Wikiatlas|the United States}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091021182322/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ National Atlas of the United States] Official maps from the U.S. Department of the Interior

; Other
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061102175016/http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] Official government site

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