Country name :

conventional long form : United States of America

conventional short form : United States abbreviation: US or USA

Area :

total : 9,631,420 sq km

land : 9,161,923 sq km

water : 469,497 sq km note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia

Land boundaries : total: 12,034 km

Border countries : Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska), Mexico 3,141 km

Coastline : 19,924 km

Maritime claims :

territorial sea : 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm

exclusive economic zone : 200 nm

continental shelf : not specified

Elevation extremes :

lowest point : Death Valley -86 m

highest point : Mount McKinley 6,194 m

Government type : Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition

Capital : name : Washington, DC (capital)

geographic coordinates : 38 53 N, 77 02 W

Internet country code : us