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Outline of the United States

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States:

United States of America – federal republic located primarily in North America, and the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. The United States is considered a major world power.

General reference

Geography of the United States

: 8,893 km (5,525 mi)
: 3,145 km (1,954 mi)
*Coastline: 19,924 km (12,380 mi)

Environment of the United States

Geographic features of the United States

Regions of the United States

Physiographic divisions of the United States

The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the contiguous U.S., eight distinct physiographic divisions exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions. These major divisions are:

Administrative divisions of the United States

States of the United States

At the Declaration of Independence, the United States consisted of 13 states, former colonies of the United Kingdom. In the following years, the number of 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:

Territories of the United States

Incorporated organized territories
  • none since 1959
Incorporated unorganized territories
Unincorporated organized territories
Unincorporated unorganized territories

Geography of the states and territories

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Demography of the United States

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Climate of the United States

History of the United States

Period-coverage

History of the states and territories

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History of cities

Presidents of the United States

Government and politics in the United States

Federal government

Legislative branch

Executive branch

Federal executive departments

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.

Commissions

Judicial branch

State and territory governments

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Politics of the states and territories

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Foreign relations

International organization membership

Military

Intelligence organizations

Law of the United States

Culture of the United States

American cuisine

Historical cuisine

Cuisine of the regions

Art in the United States

Film

Music in the United States

Genres
Music in the states and territories

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Radio

Sports in the United States

List of Major Sports Leagues in the United States

Other top-level leagues and series
Minor and developmental professional leagues and series
College sports
Sports governing bodies

Sports by state and territory

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Sports Museums in the United States

Education in the United States

Education in the states and territories

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Economy and infrastructure of the United States

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Economy by state and territory

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Health in the United States

Tourism in the United States

See also

Notes

References

External links

Government
Overviews and Data
History
  • Historical Documents Collected by the National Center for Public Policy Research
  • Analysis by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
  • USA Collected links to historical data
Maps
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