Outline of the United States explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States:

United States of America  - federal republic located primarily in North America, and the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With the Soviet Union's collapse and the subsequent end of the Cold War in 1991, the United States emerged as the world's sole superpower.

General reference

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Geography of the United States

See main article: Geography of the United States.

Canada 8,893 km (5,525 mi)

Mexico 3,145 km (1,954 mi)[1]

308,745,538 (2010 census) – 3rd most populous country

9826630km2 – 4th most extensive country

Environment of the United States

See main article: Environment of the United States.

Geographic features of the United States

See main article: Landforms of the United States.

Regions of the United States

See main article: List of regions of the United States.

Physiographic divisions of the United States

The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the continental U.S., eight distinct physiographic divisions exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions.[2] These major divisions are:

Administrative divisions of the United States

States of the United States

See main article: U.S. state and Administrative division. At the Declaration of Independence, the United States consisted of 13 states, former colonies of the United Kingdom. In the following years, the number of states has grown steadily due to expansion to the west, conquest and purchase of lands by the American government, and division of existing states to the current number of 50 United States:[3]

Territories of the United States

See main article: Territories of the United States.

Incorporated organized territories
Incorporated unorganized territories
Unincorporated organized territories
Unincorporated unorganized territories

Geography of the states and territories

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Demography of the United States

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Climate of the United States

History of the United States

Period-coverage

History of the states and territories

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History of cities

Presidents of the United States

See main article: List of presidents of the United States.

See main article: President of the United States.

1789–1797

1797–1801

1801–1809

1809–1817

1817–1825

1825–1829

1829–1837

1837–1841

1841

1841–1845

1845–1849

1849–1850

1850–1853

1853–1857

1857–1861

1861–1865

1865–1869

1869–1877

1877–1881

1881

1881–1885

1885–1889

1889–1893

1893–1897

1897–1901

1901–1909

1909–1913

1913–1921

1921–1923

1923–1929

1929–1933

1933–1945

1945–1953

1953–1961

1961–1963

1963–1969

1969–1974

1974–1977

1977–1981

1981–1989

1989–1993

1993–2001

2001–2009

2009–2017

2017–2021

2021–present

Government and politics in the United States

See main article: Government of the United States.

presidential, federal republic

Federal government

See main article: Federal government of the United States.

Legislative branch

Executive branch

Federal executive departments

See main article: United States federal executive departments.

All departments are listed by their present-day name and only departments with past or present cabinet-level status are listed. Order of succession applies only to within the cabinet; the vice president has always been first in the line of succession, and the Speaker of the House and the President pro tem of the Senate have at times been included.

DepartmentCreationOrder of
succession		Modifications since creation2007 Budget
in billions
of dollars		Employees (2007)
nowrapState1789align=right 1Initially named "Department of Foreign Affairs"align= right nowrap 9.96align=center 30,266
nowrapTreasury1789align=right 2align= right nowrap 11.10align=center 115,897
nowrapDefense1947align=right 3Initially named "National Military Establishment"align= right nowrap 439.30align=center 3,000,000
nowrapJustice1870align=right 4Position of Attorney General created in 1789, but had no department until 1870align= right nowrap 23.40align=center 112,557
nowrapInterior1849align=right 5align= right nowrap 10.70align=center 71,436
nowrapAgriculture1889align=right 6align= right nowrap 77.60align=center 109,832
Commerce1903align=right 7Originally named Commerce and Labor; Labor later separatedalign= right nowrap 6.20align=center 36,000
nowrapLabor1913align=right 8align= right nowrap 59.70align=center 17,347
nowrapHealth and Human Services1953align=right 9Originally named Health, Education, and Welfare; Education later separatedalign= right nowrap 543.20align=center 67,000
nowrapHousing and Urban Development1965align=right 10align= right nowrap 46.20align=center 10,600
nowrapTransportation1966align=right 11align=right nowrap 58.00align=center 58,622
nowrapEnergy1977align=right 12align=right nowrap 21.50align=center 116,100
nowrapEducation1979align=right 13align=right nowrap 62.80align=center 4,487
nowrapVeterans Affairs1989align=right 14align=right nowrap 73.20align=center 235,000
nowrapHomeland Security2002align=right 15align=right nowrap 44.60align=center 208,000
Total budget (fiscal year 2007):align=right nowrap 1,523.42align=center 4,193,144

Commissions

Judicial branch

State and territory governments

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Politics of the states and territories

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Foreign relations

See main article: Foreign relations of the United States.

International organization membership

See main article: International organization membership of the United States.

Military

See main article: United States Armed Forces.

Intelligence organizations

See main article: United States Intelligence Community.

Law of the United States

See main article: Law of the United States.

Culture of the United States

See main article: Culture of the United States.

American cuisine

Historical cuisine

Cuisine of the regions

Art in the United States

Film

Music in the United States

See main article: Music in the United States.

Genres
Music in the states and territories

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Radio

See main article: Radio in the United States.

Sports in the United States

See main article: Sports in the United States.

List of Major Sports Leagues in the United States

See main article: Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

Other top-level leagues and series
Minor and developmental professional leagues and series
College sports

See main article: College athletics in the United States.

Sports governing bodies

Sports by state and territory

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Sports Museums in the United States

Education in the United States

See main article: Lists of schools in the United States.

See also: Educational attainment in the United States.

Education in the states and territories

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Economy and infrastructure of the United States

See main article: Economy of the United States.

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The United States is the world's largest economy (IMF, 2010).

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Economy by state and territory

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Health in the United States

Tourism in the United States

See main article: Tourism in the United States.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S.-Mexico Border . National Geographic . February 26, 2013 . August 9, 2017 .
  2. Web site: Physiographic Regions . . April 17, 2003 . January 30, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060515044037/http://tapestry.usgs.gov/physiogr/physio.html . May 15, 2006 .
  3. Web site: Arkansas Secretary of State . 2023-02-09 . www.sos.arkansas.gov.
  4. DOI Office of Internal Affairs Web site: DOI Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) - WAKE ISLAND . May 13, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513195902/http://www.doi.gov/oia/Islandpages/wakepage.htm . May 13, 2012 .

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