May 20, 2013
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The United States of America, commonly called the United States, or America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is situated in the northwest portion of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to its west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also has several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles and with around 315 million people, the United States is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area and the third-largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The geography and climate of the U.S. is also extremely diverse, with deserts, plains, forests, and mountains that are home to a wide variety of species.
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![Jordan caught between demands for king's ouster and pleas for reform [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-14248000/14248558/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=5b18bd929b4d8cecc1c0c48ae91cfb40)
![AsiaSat takes Iranian channels off air in East Asia [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-14201000/14201992/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=aa156ed2341d67ec20c607ff4ac7e826)
![US 'stands by Israeli partners' as world condemns attacks on Gaza [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-14196000/14196175/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=c2450ef6b2510849719d5b1f63fbed51)
![Taliban resumes peace talks with US as attacks on NATO troops surge in Afghanistan [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-14146000/14146558/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=6603bcc59ae2556469fb82a2d48d6bab)