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The '''United States of America''' is a federal constitutional republic comprising over Fifty districts, which are known as states. The country is situated almost entirely in the western hemisphere: its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie in central North America between the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. It is bordered by Canada to the north and by Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent with Canada to its east. The state of Hawaii is located in the mid-Pacific. U.S. territories, or insular areas, are scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific. | The '''United States of America''' is a federal constitutional republic comprising over Fifty districts, which are known as states. The country is situated almost entirely in the western hemisphere: its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie in central North America between the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. It is bordered by Canada to the north and by Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent with Canada to its east. The state of Hawaii is located in the mid-Pacific. U.S. territories, or insular areas, are scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific. | ||
[[Image:Location of the United States on Earth.png|300px|thumb|Location of the | [[Image:Location of the United States on Earth.png|300px|thumb|Location of the United States of America on Earth]] | ||
== UN == | == UN == | ||