Official name: | United States of America |
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Abbreviations: | U.S. / U.S.A. |
Capital: | Washington, D.C. |
Size: | 9,529,063 km² (plus approximately 10,360 km² for outlying territories and other politically associated areas) |
Population: | 281.4 million |
Borders: | Canada (north), Atlantic Ocean (east), Mexico and Gulf of Mexico (south), Pacific Ocean (west) |
Currency: | US Dollar |
Official language: | English |
Nationality / People | A person of American nationality is an American. |
Local time: | New York: 06:43 EST (Tuesday, 9th February 2016) Los Angeles: 03:43 PST (Tuesday, 9th February 2016) |
The United States is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada, and China). It consists of 50 states plus Washington D.C. (a federal district) and four outlying territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa).
Official name: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Abbreviation: | UK |
Capital: | London |
Size: | 244,101 km² |
Population: | 60 million |
Borders: | Irish Republic (south of Northern Ireland), Atlantic Ocean (north), North Sea (east), English Channel (south), Irish Sea (west, but east of Northern Ireland) |
Currency: | Pound Sterling |
Official language: | English |
Nationality / People: | A person of British nationality is a Briton. |
Local time: | 11:44 GMT (Tuesday, 9th February 2016) |
The terms United Kingdom, Great Britain and England are often confused. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, and Scotland. The United Kingdom also includes Northern Ireland.