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Capital Washington, DC
Government Type constitutional federal republic
Currency dollar (USD)
Population 323,995,528
Total Area 3,794,079 Square Miles
9,826,675 Square Kilometers
Location North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Language English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%

note: the US has no official national language, but English has acquired official status in 28 of the 50 states; Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
GDP - real growth rate 2.6%

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