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United States: capital, population, area and flag

United States is a country in Northern America (North America). Its capital is Washington, D.C.. The population is about 342M (#3 of 193) and the area is about 9,831,510 km² (#3 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Region
North America / Northern America
Population
341,784,857 (2025) #3 of 193
Total area
9,831,510 km² (2024) #3 of 193
Population density
37.2 people/km² (2024) #145 of 193
GDP (total)
$30.8T (2025) #1 of 189
GDP per capita
$90,027 (2025) #9 of 189
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024) #47 of 193
Distance from Japan
10,905 km #78 of 192
Largest city
New York City
Area compared with Japan
about 26 times that of Japan
Population compared with Japan
about 2.8 times that of Japan
Main languages
English
Currency
US Dollar (USD)
Calling code
+1
Time zone (capital)
UTC-5 (observes daylight saving time)
Time difference from Japan (standard time)
14 h behind Japan
Driving side
Right
Capital location
38.90°N 77.04°W

Population of United States, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of United States

Map of United States

Capital: Washington, D.C.

United States: number one in the world

United States ranks first in the world for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data). Select one to see the whole ranking.

United States: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming

United States ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).

Neighbors by land

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United States in world rankings

How United States compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.

IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area9,831,510 km²2024#3 of 193
Number of land borders2#109 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital38.9°#52 of 193
Distance from Japan10,905 km#78 of 192
Forest area (share of land)33.8%2024#93 of 193
Arable land (share of land)16.6%2024#64 of 190
Protected land (share of land)12.9%2025#132 of 192 tied
Agricultural land (share of land)46.1%2024#71 of 192
Average annual rainfall715 mm2022#111 of 180
Freshwater resources per person8,437 m³2022#54 of 181
Forest area3,088,950 km²2025#4 of 193
Marine protected areas (share of territorial waters)19.0%2025#28 of 153 tied
People & population
Population341,784,8572025#3 of 193
Population density37.2 people/km²2024#145 of 193
Population growth rate0.52%2025#125 of 193
Urban population (share of people)80.2%2025#41 of 193
Life expectancy78.9 years2024#47 of 193
Fertility rate1.63 births per woman2024#123 of 193
Infant mortality rate5.5 per 1,000 births2024#140 of 192 tied
Birth rate10.6 per 1,000 people2024#133 of 193
Share of people aged 65 and over18.4%2025#38 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1417.1%2025#141 of 193
Life expectancy of women81.4 years2024#52 of 193
Life expectancy of men76.5 years2024#45 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio17 per 100,000 births2023#128 of 192 tied
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)7.0%2025#144 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)9.0 per 1,000 people2024#55 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)6.5 per 1,000 births2024#141 of 192
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)64.5%2025#91 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$30.8T2025#1 of 189
GDP per capita$90,0272025#9 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$90,0272025#9 of 185
Economic growth rate2.2%2025#126 of 188
Inflation rate2.9%2024#94 of 179
Unemployment rate4.2%2025#111 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)11.0%2024#159 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)14.0%2024#164 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)0.9%2021#168 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)17.6%2021#141 of 185
Services (share of GDP)76.3%2021#8 of 185
Military spending (share of GDP)3.1%2025#27 of 155
Income inequality (Gini index)41.8 (0–100)2024#30 of 149
Goods exports (total)$2.19T2025#2 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)0.0%2025#165 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)56.3%2025#73 of 178
Youth unemployment rate9.3%2025#118 of 178
Cereal production454,987,916 t2024#2 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)8,414 kg/ha2024#8 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)4,681,397 t2024#8 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)4,213,780 t2024#6 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)467,617 t2024#20 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)109.1 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#95 of 187
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)128 kg/ha2024#72 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)10.5%2021#91 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)1.5%2025#164 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)24.3%2024#22 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)1.0%2025#134 of 187
Labor force (number of people)174,833,9172025#3 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$1.39T2025#2 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)1.1%2024#69 of 132 tied
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)94.7%2024#27 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions113.2 per 100 people2024#103 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 193 tied
Health spending (share of GDP)16.7%2023#3 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)5.4%2021#39 of 179
Hospital beds2.7 per 1,000 people2022#69 of 157
Doctors3.68 per 1,000 people2022#39 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)3.45%2023#5 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)28.9%2025#83 of 192
University and college enrollment79.4%2022#29 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions38.9 per 100 people2024#25 of 192
Air passengers carried941,557,0002023#1 of 152
Safe drinking water (share of people)97.6%2024#33 of 136
Safe sanitation (share of people)97.0%2024#17 of 136
Undernourishment (share of people)2.5%2024#102 of 165 tied
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 192 tied
Road traffic deaths12.7 per 100,000 people2019#109 of 183 tied
Measles vaccination (share of children)92.0%2024#84 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)97.5%2022#69 of 180
Primary school completion rate95.7%2022#78 of 172
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)13.38 per 1,000 people2022#8 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)3 per 100,000 people2024#176 of 191 tied
Health spending per person$13,4732023#1 of 192
Container port traffic (TEU)59,707,490 TEU2024#2 of 150
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)20.3%2021#108 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person13.6 t CO₂e per person2024#13 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)4,632.2 Mt CO₂e2024#2 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)7.0 µg/m³2023#174 of 192
Energy use per person6,454 kg oil eq. per person2024#10 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)10.9%2021#139 of 191 tied
Electricity consumption per person13,064 kWh per person2025#9 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)17.4%2025#20 of 190
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)5.8%2025#112 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)5,912.6 Mt CO₂e2024#2 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)15.8%2022#69 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production53,650,020 t2024#4 of 120
Rice: production10,075,780 t2024#13 of 114
Maize (corn): production377,632,690 t2024#1 of 160
Barley: production3,131,660 t2024#14 of 100
Sorghum: production8,734,190 t2024#1 of 107
Millet: production318,900 t2024#13 of 73
Oats: production984,010 t2024#9 of 74
Rye: production374,130 t2024#8 of 62
Potatoes: production19,061,860 t2024#4 of 150
Sweet potatoes: production1,119,285 t2024#11 of 105
Soybeans: production118,836,440 t2024#2 of 101
Groundnuts (peanuts): production2,924,770 t2024#4 of 108
Rapeseed (canola): production2,207,060 t2024#10 of 63
Dry beans: production1,408,962 t2024#5 of 105
Chickpeas: production255,460 t2024#9 of 47
Lentils: production410,460 t2024#5 of 43
Dry peas: production756,550 t2024#5 of 95
Sunflower seeds: production519,640 t2024#16 of 73
Tomatoes: production10,683,555 t2024#4 of 164
Onions: production3,499,013 t2024#3 of 139
Cabbages: production936,714 t2024#10 of 143
Carrots (with turnips): production1,123,322 t2024#5 of 129
Cucumbers (with gherkins): production511,267 t2024#9 of 130
Lettuce (with chicory): production4,398,759 t2024#2 of 102
Cauliflower (with broccoli): production1,001,192 t2024#3 of 95
Eggplants (aubergines): production100,358 t2024#22 of 94
Green chilies and sweet peppers: production550,371 t2024#10 of 124
Mushrooms (with truffles): production298,800 t2024#4 of 63
Garlic: production165,743 t2024#13 of 102
Oranges: production2,502,020 t2024#8 of 112
Tangerines (mandarins): production1,013,330 t2024#8 of 70
Lemons (with limes): production927,140 t2024#7 of 101
Apples: production4,922,840 t2024#2 of 92
Bananas: production3,561 t2024#93 of 113
Grapes: production4,902,250 t2024#4 of 91
Mangoes (with guavas and mangosteens): production1,180 t2024#80 of 96
Pineapples: production168,183 t2024#27 of 82
Strawberries: production1,466,010 t2024#2 of 80
Watermelons: production1,677,612 t2024#8 of 119
Peaches (with nectarines): production759,950 t2024#6 of 79
Avocados: production178,780 t2024#13 of 70
Dates: production56,650 t2024#17 of 36
Olives: production147,420 t2024#14 of 40
Melons (cantaloupes and others): production600,602 t2024#9 of 95
Pears: production463,120 t2024#5 of 85
Plums (with sloes): production295,380 t2024#8 of 87
Apricots: production31,120 t2024#23 of 65
Cherries: production333,120 t2024#3 of 65
Papayas: production4,990 t2024#42 of 68
Grapefruits (with pomelos): production312,070 t2024#5 of 71
Almonds: production2,000,340 t2024#1 of 48
Walnuts: production547,030 t2024#2 of 55
Coffee: production3,817 t2024#47 of 74
Sugar cane: production31,609,950 t2024#9 of 93
Sugar beet: production32,003,660 t2024#4 of 57
Cotton (fibre): production2,627,060 t2023#4 of 85
Tobacco: production147,520 t2024#7 of 117
Ginger: production657 t2024#30 of 40
Beef (cattle meat): production12,289,768 t2024#1 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production12,611,319 t2024#2 of 164
Chicken meat: production20,176,637 t2024#1 of 183
Cow’s milk: production102,452,123 t2024#2 of 178
Hen eggs: production6,469,047 t2024#4 of 167
Honey: production60,960 t2024#9 of 122
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production63,004 t2024#32 of 172
Goat meat: production10,070 t2024#59 of 164
Goat’s milk: production25,384 t2024#56 of 108
Butter (with ghee): production969,319 t2023#3 of 124
Cheese (all kinds): production6,627,649 t2023#1 of 105
Whiteleg shrimp: production1,263 t2024#27 of 54
Giant river prawn: production5 t2024#18 of 30
Grass carp: production509 t2024#21 of 47
Silver carp: production150 t2024#28 of 46
Common carp: production90 t2024#72 of 97
Bighead carp: production66 t2024#18 of 20
Milkfish: production1 t2024#20 of 25
Barramundi (giant sea perch): production100 t2024#18 of 20 tied
Atlantic salmon: production9,500 t2024#7 of 22
Rainbow trout: production21,873 t2024#11 of 79
Pacific cupped oyster: production23,839 t2024#4 of 30
Skipjack tuna: production82,468 t2024#11 of 82
Yellowfin tuna: production15,114 t2024#28 of 82
Bigeye tuna: production7,619 t2024#10 of 68
Albacore: production5,389 t2024#6 of 60
Atlantic bluefin tuna: production1,100 t2024#12 of 32
Swordfish: production1,763 t2024#12 of 76
Atlantic herring: production9,832 t2024#15 of 19
Atlantic mackerel: production955 t2024#15 of 29
Atlantic cod: production647 t2024#15 of 20
Haddock: production3,282 t2024#8 of 17
Largehead hairtail (cutlassfish): production419 t2024#28 of 44
Seaweeds and other aquatic plants: production8,975 t2024#23 of 68
Shrimps and prawns: production105,256 t2024#11 of 114
Crabs: production94,470 t2024#5 of 97
Lobsters: production53,805 t2024#2 of 91
Crayfish and other freshwater crustaceans: production56,539 t2024#3 of 64
Oysters: production209,229 t2024#3 of 51
Clams and cockles: production100,237 t2024#4 of 55
Scallops: production80,872 t2024#4 of 31
Mussels: production8,789 t2024#18 of 52
Squids, cuttlefish and octopuses: production74,145 t2024#13 of 102
Tunas, bonitos and billfishes: production118,959 t2024#20 of 133
Carps and other cyprinids: production2,502 t2024#55 of 115
Tilapias and other cichlids: production6,856 t2024#45 of 119
Herrings, sardines and anchovies: production604,005 t2024#9 of 108
Cods, hakes and haddocks: production1,752,166 t2024#2 of 65
Flatfishes (flounders, halibuts, soles): production200,727 t2024#1 of 91
Freshwater eels: production191 t2024#17 of 41
Sea urchins, sea cucumbers and other echinoderms: production3,429 t2024#9 of 48
Sharks and rays: production30,729 t2024#4 of 127
Cattle: number of animals87,157,400 animals2024#3 of 183
Pigs: number of animals74,905,400 animals2024#2 of 165
Chickens: number of animals1,555,000,000 birds2024#5 of 181
Sheep: number of animals5,030,000 animals2024#52 of 173
Goats: number of animals2,470,000 animals2024#56 of 180
Horses: number of animals6,215,569 animals2024#2 of 143
Donkeys: number of animals51,973 animals2024#42 of 104
Ducks: number of animals8,005,000 birds2024#15 of 80
Turkeys: number of animals67,000,000 birds2024#1 of 71

Questions about United States

What is the capital of United States?

The capital of United States is Washington, D.C..

What is the population of United States?

United States has a population of about 342M (2025), #3 of 193 among countries.

How big is United States?

United States covers about 9,831,510 km², #3 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is United States in?

United States is in North America, in the region of Northern America.

What is United States number one in the world for in food and farming?

United States ranks first in the world for: Maize (corn) 378M t, Sorghum 8.73M t, Almonds 2M t, Beef (cattle meat) 12.3M t, Chicken meat 20.2M t, Cheese (all kinds) 6.63M t, Flatfishes (flounders, halibuts, soles) 201K t, Turkeys 67M birds (FAO data).

What currency and languages are used in United States?

The currency is the US Dollar. Main languages: English.

How does United States compare with Japan in size and population?

The area of United States is about 26 times that of Japan, and its population is about 2.8 times that of Japan.

How far is United States from Japan?

The capital, Washington, D.C., is about 10,905 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.

What is the time difference between United States and Japan?

The capital, Washington, D.C., is on UTC-5 in standard time: 14 h behind Japan. The difference changes by one hour during daylight saving time.

What is the largest city in United States?

The largest city in United States is New York City. The capital is Washington, D.C..

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