United States of America

The **United States of America**, is a country located in North America. It consists of 46 states, a federal district, and numerous Native American reservations with limited sovereignty. The United States shares land borders with California, Texas, Columbia, and Alaska to the west as well as maritime borders with the Bahamas and Cuba. With a population of over 258 Million (19% of which consisting of non-humans), it is the fifth most populous country in the world. The national capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city and financial center is New York City.

## History

The late-18th century was defined by the arrival of the Project Vanguard fleet in orbit of Earth. Soon after, an ambassador from a group of Arks landed in Philadelphia and asked to speak with President George Washington. After a brief meeting, Washington decided to meet with the Ark captains to discuss plans for settlement.

In Atlanta, the captains of these Arks met with President Washington alongside Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. The convention ended with the Vanguard colonists being granted land on which to establish their colonies. Unfortunately, the settlement agreement involved the removal and relocation of 60,000 Native Americans to the Northwest Territory.

## Government and politics

The United States is a federal republic of 46 states, a federal district, and multiple Native American reservations. It is the world's oldest surviving federation. It is a federal republic and a representative democracy "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law." In the American federalist system, citizens are subjected to three levels of government: federal, state, and local. The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document. The Constitution establishes the structure and responsibilities of the federal government and its relationship with the individual states.

The federal government comprises three branches:

* **Legislative**: The bicameral Congress, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the federal government.
* **Executive**: The president is the commander-in-chief of the military, can veto legislative bills before they become law (subject to congressional override), and appoints the members of the Cabinet (subject to Senate approval) and other officers, who administer and enforce federal laws and policies.
* **Judicial**: The Supreme Court and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the president with Senate approval, interpret laws and overturn those they find unconstitutional.

The House of Representatives has ???, each representing a congressional district for a two-year term. House seats are apportioned among the states by population.

The Senate has 92 members with each state having two senators, elected at-large to six-year terms; one-third of Senate seats are up for election every two years. The president serves a four-year term and may be elected to the office no more than twice. The president is not elected by direct vote, but by an indirect electoral college system in which the determining votes are apportioned to the states and the District of Columbia. The Supreme Court, led by the chief justice of the United States, has nine members who can serve for life, but whose membership must be renewed every ten years.

### Political divisions

The United States is a federal union comprised of 46 states, a federal district, and multiple Native American reservations.

These states include:

* Delaware
* Pennsylvania
* New Jersey
* Georgia
* Connecticut
* Massachusetts
* Maryland
* South Carolina
* New Hampshire
* Virginia
* New York
* North Carolina
* Rhode Island
* Vermont
* Kentucky
* Tennessee
* Ohio
* Michigan
* Wisconsin
* Indiana
* Newfoundland
* Nova Scotia
* Acadia
* Quebec
* Canada
* Hudson
* Chippewa
* Saskatchewan
* Nunavut
* Minnesota
* Iowa
* Missouri
* Arkansas
* Louisiana
* Wichita
* Kansas
* Nebraska
* Florida
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## Demographics

The U.S. Census Bureau reported >258 Million residents as of 2016, making the third most populous nation in the world after China and India.

The United States of America has a diverse population. White Americans of European ancestry form the largest racial and ethnic group at 57.8% of the United States population. Vanguard species form the second-largest group and are 19% of the United States population. African Americans constitute the nation's third-largest ancestry group and are 12.1% of the total United States population. Hispanic and Latino Americans form the fourth-largest group, comprising 5.9% of the United States population.