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Official Name:United States of America
Capital: Washington, DC

Area: 9,809,430 square kilometres (3,787,442 square miles )

Major cities (Population)
New York 7,333,000 (1994)
Los Angeles 3,448,000 (1994)
Chicago 2,731,000 (1994)
Houston 1,702,000 (1994)
Philadelphia 1,524,000 (1994)
San Diego 1,151,000 (1994)
Phoenix 1,048,000 (1994)
Dallas 1,022,000 (1994)
San Antonio 998,000 (1994)
Detroit 992,000 (1994)
San Jose 816,000 (1994)
San Francisco 734,000 (1994)
Baltimore 702,000 (1994)
Washington, DC 567,000 (1994)
Boston 547,000 (1994)
Seattle 520,000 (1994)

Type of government: Federal republic
Independence : 4 July 1776 (from England)
Constitution : 17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789 Voting Rights Universal at age 18