United States of America

Flag of the United States of America

The **United States of America**, commonly referred to as the **United States**, the **U.S.**, **America**, or simply the **States**, is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It consists of sixty one states, a federal district, and several self-governing territories. The United States serves as one of the world's preeminent superpowers and currently the most powerful nation in the world. The USA is one of a handful of nations that remain out of the corporations influence.

Throughout the 21st century, the nation developed advanced technology from orbital research stations to advanced consumer robotics. This also included large stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, primarily nuclear weapons.

## Geography

﻿The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.

At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. The United States is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of U.S. $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).

## History

America was discovered by European explorers in 1492. In 1607, Jamestown, Virginia was the first permanent English settlement to be established in America. In 1775, the Thirteen Colonies declared independence from the British Empire, and the American Revolutionary War began. The Revolutionary War ended in 1783 as a global conflict, with the United States winning, and later recognized as a sovereign state. The USA would soon gain more territory, with Louisiana in 1803, Florida in 1822, and the Mexican Cession after the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), which finally spanned the USA from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast. The American Civil War would be fought over slavery. Non-contiguous territories, like Hawaii in 1898, and Alaska in 1867 from the Russian Empire, would join the Union. The Spanish-American War and World War I marked the United States as a military power. During World War II, the United States was the first country to develop nuclear weapons, and shortly after the war ended, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union started. The Cold War ended in 1991 with the collapse of the USSR and the US becoming the world's sole superpower. The United States would launch the War on Terror after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

### Russo-NATO War

On 8 August 2024, Russia launched a surprise attack on the Baltic States and Poland. The United States declared war on Russia and invoked Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, marking the start of the Russo-NATO War. NATO forces subsequently invaded Kaliningrad while simultaneously fighting back a Russo-Belarusian invasion of Poland in Europe while U.S.-Japanese forces invaded Sakhalin in the Far East. Within an additional 24 hours, NATO launched a major counteroffensive along the entire Baltic-Polish front. By this point, NATO had achieved air superiority after having decimated much of Russia's air and air defense capabilities in the region. Ahead of the NATO columns, Russian tanks and armored vehicles were rapidly destroyed by air and artillery strikes as well as partisan hit-and-run attacks. By 29 August, NATO had completed the liberation of the Baltic States and Poland after having driven the Russians and Belarusians back into Russia and Belarus, The Russo-NATO Armistice Agreement was signed on 10 September 2027 which ended all remaining fighting.

### Second Russian Civil War

The United States, NATO, and the European Economic Community supported Yavlinsky's government and eventually organized a Free Russian Republic within NATO-occupied Russia.

## Economy

The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, accounts for approximately a quarter of global GDP and is the world's largest by GDP at market exchange rates. American citizens as a whole enjoy a high standard of living. The U.S. dollar is the currency of record most used in international transactions and is the world's foremost reserve currency, backed by the nation’s massive economy, stable government and large U.S. treasuries market, extensive natural resources, highly advanced military. The nation's economy is fueled by vast wealth in resources, a well-developed infrastructure assets, and top notch science, mastery of high technology and high productivity. The United States is the second largest manufacturer by 2077, after the European Economic Community.

The US was the world's biggest exporter and producer of CHOOH2, the predominant chemical fuel used to power vehicles, and the largest exporter of energy. The U.S. leads the world in high-tech manufacturing and technological developments. It's also the world's leader in robotics and artificial intelligence. The US is also the leading producer of Lithium-ion battery batteries and microfusion cells. America is also a one of the world's major agricultural producers, especially corn, and soybeans. The US is the number one weapons exporter and possess a vast military–industrial complex**,** accounted for 39 percent of major arms deliveries worldwide.

## Science and technology

Throughout the 21st century, the United States has been responsible for many technological innovations. The nation are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in artificial intelligence, computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment. The first arcology was constructed in Jersey City in 2026, and that same year the first artificial muscle fiber was developed at Stanford Research Center and Biotechnica developed CHOOH2, the predominant combustible fuel for the next century. Cyberlimbs were fully adopted by the U.S. military in 2042. By 2077, cold-fusion such as microfusion cells were commonplace and used widely as chargers for energy-consuming technology, ranging from heavy machinery to cars, with further innovation presented in the form of the microfusion breeder utilized in airliners and warships. American researchers made fundamental advances in robotics and information technology.

## **Military**

The United States Armed Forces is the military forces of the United States. They mainly consist of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. During peacetime, the Coast Guard operates under the Department of Homeland Security, but can be transferred to the Department of the Navy by the President at any time, or by Congress during times of war. The Joint Strike Force is made up of the best elements from all five branches under a single command structure. By the 2070s, the U.S. military is one of the, if not *the* strongest armed force in the world

The United States possess a high level of military technological sophistication. American stealth technology remains unrivalled, and they remain the only nation to deploy transport aircraft that functioned as airborne aircraft carriers. The United States has developed the most advanced targeting systems in the world, allowing for unsurpassed levels of accuracy. US units are also notably able to engage the enemy at longer range than their rivals. The United States is also the only nation to deploy powered exoskeletons in a battlefield role.

The US has even developed several powerful space based weapons systems, which launches telephone-pole-sized tungsten rods into the ground. These rods can cause massive amounts of destruction, similar in scale to a nuclear weapon. The US also constructed the Death Star Defense System, which was the largest man-made weapon platform ever conceived, wielding enough firepower to evaporate part of the Pacific Ocean near Japan.