United States

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FAST FACTS

OFFICIAL NAME: United States of America

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitution-based federal republic

CAPITAL: Washington, D.C.

POPULATION: 318,892,103 

LANGUAGES: English, Spanish (no official national language)

MONEY: U.S. dollar

AREA: 3,794,083 square miles (9,826,630 square kilometers)

MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains

MAJOR RIVERS: Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado

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