North America
Flag of United States
A continent-sized republic built on superlatives.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #a81830 31%
- #f0f0f0 24%
- #303060 12%
- #f0d8d8 4%
- #a83048 4%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
United States in numbers
| Official name | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Capital | Washington, D.C. |
| Region | North America, North America |
| Population | 329,484,123 |
| Area | 9,372,610 km² · 35 people per km² |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Languages | English |
| Country codes | US · USA · .us |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Alaska alone is larger than Texas, California, and Montana combined.
- The US Library of Congress holds over 175 million items in 470+ languages.
- There are more public libraries (~17,000) than McDonald's restaurants.
Did you know
The only US state whose capital starts with the same letter as the state itself is Oklahoma City — all others differ.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.