United States β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of United States covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About United States
The capital of United States is Washington, D.C.. It has a population of approximately 340.1M. The country covers an area of 9,525,067 kmΒ². It is located in North America.
The 3rd largest country by area and the #1 largest economy by GDP.
Geography
United States is a country in North America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 9,525,067 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
United States has a population of approximately 340,110,988 people. Population density is around 35.7 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include English, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as American.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, United States reports a nominal GDP of about $28.75 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 118.0% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the United States dollar (USD, symbol $).
Culture & Time
United States spans 11 time zones (including UTC-12:00, UTC-11:00). The local week is considered to start on Sunday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.us.
Government & Status
The capital of United States is Washington, D.C.. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +1201. Its FIFA country code is USA, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is US.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.