United States | History, Map, Flag, Population | Britannica The United States is a country in North America that is a federal republic of 50 states Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean
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