The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), it is the world's third or fourth-largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe. Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico. With an estimated population of over 328 million, the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.
Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century. The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies led to the American Revolutionary War lasting between 1775 and 1783, leading to independence. The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century—gradually acquiring new territories, displacing Native Americans, and admitting new states—until by 1848 it spanned the continent.
During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the abolition of slavery in the United States. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a global military power.
The United States emerged from World War II as a global superpower. It was the first country to develop nuclear weapons and the only country to have used them in warfare. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in the Space Race, culminating with the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. The end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world's sole superpower.The United States is a federal republic and a representative democracy. It is a founding member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States (OAS), NATO, and other international organizations. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
A highly developed country, the United States is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP, the second-largest by purchasing power parity, and accounts for approximately a quarter of global GDP. The United States is the world's largest importer and the second-largest exporter of goods, by value. Although its population is 4% of the world total, it holds 31% of the total wealth in the world, the largest share of global wealth concentrated in a single country. Despite income and wealth disparities, the United States continues to rank very high in measures of socioeconomic performance, including average wage, median income, median wealth, human development, per capita GDP, and worker productivity. It is the foremost military power in the world, making up more than a third of global military spending, and is a leading political, cultural, and scientific force internationally.
Being an enemy of the United States can be dangerous, but being a friend is fatal(Henry Kissinger)
May 6, 2024
In the case of today’s European economies the fatality, the “Kissinger factor,” consists of the economic suicide imposed on it by the United States and culminating in the war in...
Kwahiyo Raia wote wa USE wanaweza kwenda popote pale duniani na kufanya biashara na kuoa na kufanya maisha yao bila vikwazo vya Visa nk. Utahitaji Visa labda kama unaenda sayari nyingine tofauti na dunia.
Rais awe mmoja tu.., hapatakuwa na serikali mbili wala tatu..
The US Treasury said Crown Bus Services has supported al-Shabaab’s logistical operations/FILE
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US Sanctions Crown Bus, Associates Over Al Shabaab Financing
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Hili ni somo kwa wote wanaodhani Marekani ni kiota cha freedom of speech!
Iko hivi baada ya serikali za Magaharibi kuona kuwa public opinion inashift kwa kasi, ambapo raia wengi waliokuwa gizani juu ya ukatili wa Waisrael kwa wapalestina kwa miaka zaidi ya 70 kuanza kuamka.
Wenye nguvu ndani...
Fuatia kichwa cha habari hapo juu, nataka kujua kuna uwezekano Mtanzania aiishie hapa TZ anaweza kununua bonds za nchi kama Canada au United States?
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Karibuni wa Tanzania (and Africans) tujadili hii issue inayokula hela zetu bure bure kwa kupitia mgongo wa ICSID (international centre of settlement of investment disputes).
maana sijui kwa vigezo gani tuuu African states's resources are deprived of their resources through , this issue of...
Kuna aina kadhaa ya serikali za kiimla, ambazo hutawala kwa nguvu na udhibiti mkubwa wa kisiasa na kijamii. Hapa ntaelezea aina kadhaa za serikali za kiimla kwa lugha ya ufupi:
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11 years ago today, ‘The Hunger Games’ opened in theaters across the United States.
The film, based on the book by Suzanne Collins, starred Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson, among others. It went on to gross over $694 million at the global box office.
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Section 8, Act No. 1 of 2017, s. 31, Act No. 34 of 2017, s. 4.]
PROVISIONS AS TO THE CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE COMMISSION
7. Unless a unanimous decision is reached, a decision on any matter before the Commission shall be by a majority of the members present...
Documents have been made available which support Russia’s claim that the United States government is funding biolabs in Ukraine to “create bioagents that can target certain ethnic groups.” In other words, the U.S. regime of Sleepy Joe Biden has been overseeing a bioweapons factory to carry out...
November 22, 1744: The United States of America's second First Lady Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Also the first Second Lady, her life is one of the most documented due to the many letters she wrote to her husband John as he continually sought her advice, leading to...
Habari za siku nyingi
Hakika tumepata kujionea kilichotokea na kinachoendelea kutokea kwenye ardhi ya Afghan
Kwa hali ilivyo pale asia ya kati ni dhahiri sasa tujiandae kushuhudia matukio makubwa ya ugaidi zaidi pengine kuliko hata ilivyowahi kutokea
Taliban wao walipokuwa wanapigana...
President Samia to participate in the Africa-France Heads of States Summit
TUESDAY MAY 18 2021
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UPDATE 1-Tanzania raises 2020 growth forecast to 5.5% from 4% -finance minister
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Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Position Category: Direct hire, paid in US
Deadline Date: 07/07/2020
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Credit: The Citizen Three EAC states to pay Sh35 trillion in debt servicing
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Multiculturalism imeshashindikana, ushahidi uko wazi kuanzia USA mpaka AK, sasa hivi USA inawaka moto, suluhisho pekee ni ,, racial segregation” nina uhakika kila ,,race” ikikaa peke yake itafanya inavyotaka, ...
(Donald Trump President of the USA)
United State being a strong opponent and critic of China has finally succumbed to unforeseen COVID-19 crisis.
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The state of Illinois in...
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