United States

Nickname
United States
Abbreviation
US
Location Type
Parent Location

The United States of America is recognized as the world’s most dominant economic and military power. Its economy is the world’s largest in terms of gross domestic product, and also the most technologically powerful. Equally, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies, and television. It is a constitution-based federal republic comprised of 50 states.

US Demographics

  • Birth rate has fallen from 1.12 in 2007 to 1.77 in 2017 (2.1 needed to maintain stable population)
  • The US relies on immigration to keep up population growth


US Economy

  • The country’s most significant exports are computers and electrical machinery, vehicles, chemical products, food, live animals, and military equipment. 
  • The US also has the world’s largest coal reserves.
  • The media industry in the US has a global audience, with its television shows, music videos, and films distributed worldwide.