^ English is the official language of 32 states; English and Hawaiian are both official languages in Hawaii, and English and 20 Native American languages are official in Alaska. Algonquian, Cherokee, and Sioux are among many other official languages in Native-controlled lands throughout the country. French is a de facto, but unofficial, language in Maine and Louisiana, while New Mexico law grants Spanish a special status.
^ In five territories, English as well as one or more indigenous languages are official: Spanish in Puerto Rico, Samoan in American Samoa, Chamorro in both Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Carolinian is also an official language in the Northern Mariana Islands.
^ Not including Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, see Race and ethnicity in the United States for more information.
^ Whether the United States or China is larger has been disputed. The figure given is from the U.S. Census and United Nations.
^ See Time in the United States for details about laws governing time zones in the United States.
^ Except American Samoa and the Virgin Islands.

Race/Ethnicity (2015 ACS estimates)
By race:
White	73.1%
Black	12.7%
Asian	5.4%
Some other race	4.8%
Multiracial	3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander	0.2%
By ethnicity:
Hispanic/Latino (of any race)	17.6%
Non-Hispanic/Latino (of any race)	82.4%

Leading population centers (see complete list)
Rank	Core city (cities)	Metro area population	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Region	New York City Los Angeles Chicago Dallas
1	New York	20,182,305	New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA MSA	Northeast
2	Los Angeles	13,340,068	Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA	West
3	Chicago	9,551,031	Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI MSA	Midwest
4	Dallas–Fort Worth	7,102,796	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA	South
5	Houston	6,656,947	Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA	South
6	Washington, D.C.	6,097,684	Washington, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA	South
7	Philadelphia	6,069,875	Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD MSA	Northeast
8	Miami	6,012,331	Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL MSA	South
9	Atlanta	5,710,795	Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA MSA	South
10	Boston	4,774,321	Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH MSA	Northeast
11	San Francisco	4,656,132	San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA MSA	West
12	Phoenix	4,574,531	Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale, AZ MSA	West
13	Riverside–San Bernardino	4,489,159	Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA	West
14	Detroit	4,302,043	Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI MSA	Midwest
15	Seattle	3,733,580	Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA MSA	West
16	Minneapolis–St. Paul	3,524,583	Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI MSA	Midwest
17	San Diego	3,299,521	San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA MSA	West
18	Tampa–St. Petersburg	2,975,225	Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL MSA	South
19	Denver	2,814,330	Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO MSA	West
20	St. Louis	2,811,588	St. Louis MO–IL MSA	Midwest
Based on 2015 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau

Economic indicators
Nominal GDP	$18.45 trillion (Q2 2016)
Real GDP growth	1.4% (Q2 2016)
	2.6% (2015)
CPI inflation	1.1% (August 2016)
Employment-to-population ratio	59.7% (August 2016)
Unemployment	4.9% (August 2016)
Labor force participation rate	62.8% (August 2016)
Total public debt	$19.808 trillion (October 25, 2016)
Household net worth	$89.063 trillion (Q2 2016)

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The United States of America (USA), commonly referred to as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Nine time zones are covered. The geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse.

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