What is the full form of USA
What is the full form of the USA
USA: United States of America
United States of America (USA), also called the United States (US) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district (District of Columbia), five major territories, and various minor islands. The USA is located in North America, and lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.
Home to the world’s third-largest population, with over 318 million people, it includes both densely populated cities with sprawling suburbs and vast, uninhabited natural areas.
With its history of mass immigration dating from the 17th century, it is a “melting pot” of cultures from around the world and plays a dominant role in the world’s cultural landscape. It’s home to a wide array of popular tourist destinations, ranging from the skyscrapers of Manhattan and Chicago to the natural wonders of Yellowstone and Alaska, to the warm, sunny beaches of Florida, Hawaii and Southern California.
At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km^2), the United States is the world’s third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe’s 3.9 million square miles (10.1 million km^2). With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Most of the country is located contiguously in North America between Canada and Mexico.
A highly developed country, the United States is the world’s largest economy and accounts for approximately a quarter of global gross domestic product (GDP). The United States is the world’s largest importer and the second-largest exporter of goods, by value. Although its population is only 4.3% of the world total, it holds 29.4% of the total wealth in the world, the largest share held by any country.Despite income and wealth disparities, the United States continues to rank 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.