UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The United States is a federal republic of 50 states spanning the central portion of North America, with additional territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific. It is the world’s third largest country by total area and third largest by population, and has maintained the world’s largest nominal GDP since the late 19th century, a position underpinned by its industrial output, technological development, financial system, and global cultural reach.
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