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The United States is a country in North America.

The United States of America (The United States of America), referred to as the United States, has the capital Washington. Located in the middle of North America, it borders Canada to the north, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Most areas have a continental climate, and the southern part has a subtropical climate. The terrain is generally higher in the west and lower in the east. It is rich in natural resources, and its total proven reserves of mineral resources rank first in the world.

With a total area of ??9.37 million square kilometers and a coastline of 22,680 kilometers, the United States is divided into 50 states and 1 District (District of Columbia), with 3,143 counties. As of February 2023, the total population of the United States is approximately 333 million, of which non-Hispanic whites account for 57.8%. Most residents believe in Christianity and Catholicism and speak English commonly.

The United States was originally an Indian settlement. At the end of the 15th century, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Britain, etc. began to immigrate to North America. By 1773, Britain had established 13 colonies. In 1775, the War of Independence broke out.

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The terrain of the United States is highly variable, with the terrain being higher in the west and lower in the east. There is a coastal plain along the east coast, which is wide in the south and narrow in the north, extending to New Jersey. There are also some glacial sedimentary plains in Long Island and other places. Behind the coastal plain are the undulating foothills that extend to the 1,830-meter-high Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and New Hampshire.

To the west of the Appalachian Mountains is the relatively flat Central Plains of the United States, which is also home to the Great Lakes and the Mississippi-Missouri River Basin, the fourth largest river basin in the world. West of the Mississippi River, the topography of the Interior Plains begins to rise, eventually ending in the Great Plains, a vast area of ??central America with few topographic features.

To the west of the Great Plains, there are the towering Rocky Mountains, which divide the continental United States into two parts from south to north, with the highest peak in Colorado reaching 4,270 meters. The West Coast region includes the Sierra Nevada and Coast Mountains. There used to be a lot of volcanic activity in the Rockies; only one area remains (the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming—possibly the largest active volcano in the world).

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia - United States