Outline of the United States Information
U.S. state · District of Columbia · Insular area · Minor Outlying Island · Maritime territory
Hawaii-Aleutian · Alaska · Pacific · Mountain · Central · Eastern
West (Pacific · Mountain) · Midwest (E N Central · W N Central) · Northeast (New England · Middle Atlantic) · South (S Atlantic · E S Central · W S Central)
X (AK–ID–OR–WA) · IX (AZ–CA–HI–NV) · VIII (CO–MT–ND–SD–UT–WY) · VII (IA–KS–MO–NE) · VI (AR–LA–NM–OK–TX) · V (Great Lakes) · IV (AL–FL–GA–KY–MS–NC–SC–TN) · III (DE–DC–MD–PA–VA–WV) · II (NY–NJ) · I (New England)
9th (Pacific) · 10th (W Central) · 5th (TX–LA–MS) · 8th (N Central) · 7th (WI–IL–IN) · 6th (MI–OH–KY–TN) · 11th (AL–GA–FL) · 4th (WV–VA–MD–NC–SC) · 3rd (PA–NJ–DE) · 2nd (NY–VT–CT) · 1st (ME–MA–NH–RI)
Four Corners · Intermountain · Great Plains · High Plains · Interior · Central · South Central · Appalachia · Southern (Deep · New · Upland) · Southeast · Southwest
Belts Census-designated places · Counties · Cuisine (wine) · Divided (Columbia–Oregon–Pacific NW · Prairie Pothole) ·
Physiographic divisions of the United States
The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the contential U.S., eight distinct physiographic divisions exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions.[2] These major divisions are:
- Laurentian Upland - part of the Canadian Shield that extends into the northern United States Great Lakes area.
- Atlantic Plain - the coastal regions of the eastern and southern parts includes the continental shelf, the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf Coast.
- Appalachian Highlands - lying on the eastern side of the United States, it includes the Appalachian Mountains, Adirondacks and New England province.
- Interior Plains - part of the interior contentintal United States, it includes much of what is called the Great Plains.
- Interior Highlands - also part of the interior contentintal United States, this division includes the Ozark Plateau.
- Rocky Mountain System - one branch of the Cordilleran system lying far inland in the western states.
- Intermontane Plateaus - also divided into the Columbia Plateau, the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Province, it is a system of plateaus, basins, ranges and gorges between the Rocky and Pacific Mountain Systems. It is the setting for the Grand Canyon, the Great Basin and Death Valley.
- Pacific Mountain System - the coastal mountain ranges and features in the west coast of the United States.
Administrative divisions of the United States
States of the United States
Main articles: U.S. state and Administrative divisionAt the Declaration of Independence, the United States consisted of 13 states, former colonies of the United Kingdom. In the following years, the number of states has grown steadily due to expansion to the west, conquest and purchase of lands by the American government, and division of existing states to the current number of 50 United States:
Map of the United States with state border lines. Note that Alaska and Hawaii are shown at different scales, and that the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from this map.
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Territories of the United States
Location of the insular areas of the United States: The United States of America Incorporated unorganized territory Unincorporated organized territory Unincorporated unorganized territory Freely associated commonwealth Main article: Territories of the United StatesIncorporated organized territories
- none since 1959
Incorporated unorganized territories
Unincorporated organized territories
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Territory of Guam
- Territory of the United States Virgin Islands
Unincorporated unorganized territories
- Territory of American Samoa, technically unorganized, but self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967
- Baker Island, uninhabited
- Howland Island, uninhabited
- Jarvis Island, uninhabited
- Johnston Atoll, uninhabited
- Kingman Reef, uninhabited
- Bajo Nuevo Bank, uninhabited (disputed with Colombia)
- Serranilla Bank, uninhabited (disputed with Colombia)
- Midway Islands, no indigenous inhabitants, currently included in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Navassa Island, uninhabited (claimed by Haiti)
- Wake Atoll consisting of Peale, Wake and Wilkes Islands[3], no indigenous inhabitants, only contractor personnel (claimed by the Marshall Islands)
Geography of the states and territories
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Demography of the United States
- Main article: Demography of the United States
Demographics of the states and territories
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Climate of the United States
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Government and politics in the United States
- Main articles: Government of the United States and Politics of the United States
- Form of government: presidential, federal republic
- Capital (political) of the United States: Washington, D.C.
- Flag of the United States
- Political parties in the United States
- Elections in the United States
- Voting rights in the United States
- List of political parties in the United States
- Political divisions of the United States
- Canadian and American politics compared
- International Politics of the United States
- Politics of the Southern United States
Federal government
Main article: Federal government of the United StatesLegislative branch
The United States Capitol Further information: Legislative branchExecutive branch
The White House Further information: Executive branch- Head of state and head of government: President of the United States, Barack H. Obama
Federal executive departments
Further information: List of United States federal agenciesAll departments are listed by their present-day name and only departments with past or present cabinet-level status are listed. Order of succession applies only to within the cabinet; the vice president has always been first in the line of succession, and the Speaker of the House and the President pro tem of the Senate have at times been included.
| Department | Creation | Order of succession | Modifications since creation | 2007 Budget in billions of dollars | Employees (2007) |
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| State | 1789 | 1 | Initially named "Department of Foreign Affairs" | 9.96 | 30,266 |
| Treasury | 1789 | 2 | 11.10 | 115,897 | |
| Defense | 1947 | 3 | Initially named "National Military Establishment" | 439.30 | 3,000,000 |
| Justice | 1870 | 4 | Position of Attorney General created in 1789, but had no department until 1870 | 23.40 | 112,557 |
| Interior | 1849 | 5 | 10.70 | 71,436 | |
| Agriculture | 1889 | 6 | 77.60 | 109,832 | |
| Commerce | 1903 | 7 | Originally named Commerce and Labor; Labor later separated | 6.20 | 36,000 |
| Labor | 1913 | 8 | 59.70 | 17,347 | |
| Health and Human Services | 1953 | 9 | Originally named Health, Education, and Welfare; Education later separated | 543.20 | 67,000 |
| Housing and Urban Development | 1965 | 10 | 46.20 | 10,600 | |
| Transportation | 1966 | 11 | 58.00 | 58,622 | |
| Energy | 1977 | 12 | 21.50 | 116,100 | |
| Education | 1979 | 13 | 62.80 | 4,487 | |
| Veterans Affairs | 1989 | 14 | 73.20 | 235,000 | |
| Homeland Security | 2002 | 15 | 44.60 | 208,000 | |
| Total budget (fiscal year 2007): | 1,523.42 | 4,193,144 | |||
Judicial branch
The United States Supreme Court building Further information: Judicial branchState and territory governments
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Politics of the states and territories
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Foreign relations
Main article: Foreign relations of the United StatesInternational organization membership
Main article: International organization membership of the United StatesMilitary
The Pentagon Main article: United States armed forces- United States Army
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Navy
- United States Air Force
- United States Coast Guard
- National Guard of the United States
- Uniformed services of the United States
Intelligence Organizations
Headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency Main article: United States Intelligence Community- Central Intelligence Agency
- Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
- United States Army Military Intelligence
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- National Reconnaissance Office
- National Security Agency
- Office of Naval Intelligence
- Coast Guard Intelligence
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research
- Office of Intelligence and Analysis
- Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
- Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
Law of the United States
- Main article: Law of the United States
History of the United States
John Trumbull's famous painting is usually incorrectly identified as a depiction of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but it actually shows the drafting committee presenting its work to the Congress. A map of the territorial evolution of the United States Main articles: History of the United States, Outline of United States history, and Timeline of United States history- Territorial evolution of the United States
- Westward expansion
- Overseas expansion
- Diplomatic history
- Military history
- Industrial history
- Economic history
- Cultural history
- History of the South
- Civil Rights (1896-1954)
- Civil Rights (1955-1968)
- Women's history
Period-coverage
- Pre-Columbian era
- Colonial period
- 1776 to 1789
- 1789 to 1849
- 1849 to 1865
- 1865 to 1918
- 1918 to 1945
- 1945 to 1964
- 1964 to 1980
- 1980 to 1991
- 1991 to present
History of the states and territories
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Presidents of the United States
Main articles: List of Presidents of the United States and President of the United States- George Washington: 1789-1797
- John Adams: 1797-1801
- Thomas Jefferson: 1801-1809
- James Madison: 1809-1817
- James Monroe: 1817-1825
- John Quincy Adams: 1825-1829
- Andrew Jackson: 1829-1837
- Martin Van Buren: 1837-1841
- William Henry Harrison: 1841
- John Tyler: 1841-1845
- James K. Polk: 1845-1849
- Zachary Taylor: 1849-1850
- Millard Fillmore: 1850-1853
- Franklin Pierce: 1853-1857
- James Buchanan: 1857-1861
- Abraham Lincoln: 1861-1865
- Andrew Johnson: 1865-1869
- Ulysses S. Grant: 1869-1877
- Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877-1881
- James A. Garfield: 1881
- Chester A. Arthur: 1881-1885
- Grover Cleveland: 1885-1889
- Benjamin Harrison: 1889-1893
- Grover Cleveland: 1893-1897
- William McKinley: 1897-1901
- Theodore Roosevelt: 1901-1909
- William H. Taft: 1909-1913
- Woodrow Wilson: 1913-1921
- Warren Harding: 1921-1923
- Calvin Coolidge: 1923-1929
- Herbert Hoover: 1929-1933
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1933-1945
- Harry S. Truman: 1945-1953
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1953-1961
- John F. Kennedy: 1961-1963
- Lyndon B. Johnson: 1963-1969
- Richard M. Nixon: 1969-1974
- Gerald Ford: 1974-1977
- Jimmy Carter: 1977-1981
- Ronald Reagan: 1981-1989
- George H. W. Bush: 1989-1993
- Bill Clinton: 1993-2001
- George W. Bush: 2001-2009
- Barack Obama: 2009–present
Culture of the United States
- Main article: Culture of the United States
- American humor
- Languages of the United States
- National symbols of the United States
- Religion in the United States
- World Heritage Sites in the United States
American cuisine
Main article: Cuisine of the United StatesSee also: List of United States dishes
- Cajun cuisine
- Louisiana Creole cuisine
- Midwestern cuisine
- Native American cuisine
- Southern cuisine
- Southwestern cuisine
- Tex-Mex cuisine
Cuisine of the states and territories
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Art in the United States
- American Literature
- Music of the United States
- Theater of the United States
- Cinema of the United States
- Television in the United States
- Visual arts of the United States
Music in the United States
Main article: Music in the United StatesGenres
- Blues music
- Gospel music
- Jazz
- Country music
- R&B music
- Soul music
- Rock music
- Heavy metal
- Punk rock
- Hip hop
- Bluegrass music
- Folk music
Music in the states and territories
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Sports in the United States
- Main article: Sports in the United States
- Football in the United States
- Baseball in the United States
- Little League Baseball
- Soccer in the United States
List of Major Sports Leagues in the United States
- Main article: Major North American professional sports leagues
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Sports by state and territory
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Education in the United States
- Main article: Education in the United States
Education in the states and territories
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Economy and infrastructure of the United States
- Main article: Economy of the United States
| The United States is the world's largest economy (IMF, 2010). |
- Currency of the United States: US$
- ISO 4217: USD
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- World Trade Organization
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Federal Reserve System
- United States public debt
- Wealth in the United States
- Household income in the United States
- Personal income in the United States
- Poverty in the United States
- Income inequality in the United States
- American Dream
- Balance of payments
- Economy of Puerto Rico
- Trade policy of the United States
- List of United States companies
- National debt by U.S. presidential terms
- Economic history of the United States
- List of industry trade groups in the United States
- Tourism in the United States
Economy by state and territory
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Infrastructure of the United States
- Communications in the United States
- Energy in the United States
- Health care in the United States
- Transportation in the United States
- Water supply and sanitation in the United States
See also
| Geography portal | |
| North America portal | |
| United States portal |
| English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Index of United States-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
References
- ^ The total length of the land border between Canada and the United States is the longest between any two countries.
- ^ "Physiographic Regions". United States Geological Survey. 2003-04-17. http://tapestry.usgs.gov/physiogr/physio.html. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ DOI Office of Internal Affairs http://www.doi.gov/oia/Islandpages/wakepage.htm
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- Wikimedia Atlas of United States
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- Government
- Official U.S. Government Web Portal Gateway to governmental sites
- White House Official site of the President of the United States
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- Supreme Court Official site of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Library of Congress Official site of the Library of Congress
- Overviews and Data
- Portrait of the United States Overview from the U.S. Information Agency
- United States CIA World Factbook entry
- United States Encyclopædia Britannica entry
- U.S. Census Housing and Economic Statistics Wide-ranging data from the U.S. Census Bureau
- State Fact Sheets Population, employment, income, and farm data from the U.S. Economic Research Service
- The 50 States of the U.S.A. Collected informational links for each state
- History
- Historical Documents Collected by the National Center for Public Policy Research
- U.S. National Mottos: History and Constitutionality Analysis by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
- USA Collected links to historical data
- Maps
- National Atlas of the United States Official maps from the U.S. Department of the Interior
- United States Satellite view at WikiMapia (not affiliated with Wikipedia/Wikimedia Foundation)
- Other
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Official government site
- United States Travel guide and tourist information from Wikitravel (not affiliated with Wikipedia/Wikimedia Foundation)
- Outline of the United States to top page of page
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