north america • USA
United States
Location marker · geographic overview
38° N / 97° WTHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Washington, D.C.
- Population
- 340,003,797 2024
- Area
- 9,525,067 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- English
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · United States
The United States of America spans a continent and numerous islands: its diverse geography comprises vast uninhabited areas of natural beauty punctuated by cities ringed by sprawling suburbs.
Landscape & landmarks
America's national parks are a great place to start, and to see North American wildlife. Yellowstone National Park was the first true national park in the world, and it remains one of the most famous, but there are more than 60 others.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
You will want to experience the foods of the region you are visiting: seafood in the Pacific Northwest and New England, steak and Tex-Mex in Texas, Cal-Mex in California, Creole and Cajun in Louisiana, barbecue (BBQ) and fried chicken throughout the South and Texas with each region having its unique sauces and preparations.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-20. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- North America
- Calling code
- +1
- Internet domain
- .us
- Land border codes
- CAN, MEX
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .us. Source ↗
- The source lists sunday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.