United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), also known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country that is located in North America. It is made of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the District of Columbia), and some other territories and insular areas. The capital city is Washington, D.C. and the largest city by population is New York, in the State of New York, with a population of 8.8 million people.