The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or simply and informally as America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), it is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe. Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico. With an estimated population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.
Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century. The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies led to the American Revolutionary War lasting between 1775 and 1783, leading to independence. The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century, gradually acquiring new territories, displacing Native Americans, and admitting new states until spanning the continent by 1848.
During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the abolition of slavery in the United States. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a global military power.
The United States emerged from World War II as a global superpower. It was the first country to develop nuclear weapons, and the only one to utilise these weapons in warfare. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in the Space Race, culminating with the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. The end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world's sole superpower.The United States is a federal republic and a representative democracy. It is a founding member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States (OAS), NATO, and other international organizations. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
A highly developed country, the United States is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP, the second-largest by purchasing power parity, and accounts for approximately a quarter of global GDP. The United States is the world's largest importer and the second-largest exporter of goods, by value. Although its population is 4% of the world total, it holds 31% of the total wealth in the world, the largest share of global wealth concentrated in a single country. Despite income and wealth disparities, the United States continues to rank very high in measures of socioeconomic performance, including average wage, median income, median wealth, human development, per capita GDP, and worker productivity. It is the foremost military power in the world, making up a third of global military spending, and is a leading political, cultural, and scientific force internationally.
The US Treasury said Crown Bus Services has supported al-Shabaab’s logistical operations/FILE
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US Sanctions Crown Bus, Associates Over Al Shabaab Financing
OFAC named Kenya-based Faysal Yusuf Dini (Dini), working closely with Mohamed Jumale Ali Awale (Awale), as an al-Shabaab...
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Kama kuna mtu mwenye ufahamu, naomba atujuze nasi tuwekeze kwa wenzetu wageni wanavyowekeza katika nyanja mbalimbali hapa kwetu.
11 years ago today, ‘The Hunger Games’ opened in theaters across the United States.
The film, based on the book by Suzanne Collins, starred Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson, among others. It went on to gross over $694 million at the global box office.
Documents have been made available which support Russia’s claim that the United States government is funding biolabs in Ukraine to “create bioagents that can target certain ethnic groups.” In other words, the U.S. regime of Sleepy Joe Biden has been overseeing a bioweapons factory to carry out...
November 22, 1744: The United States of America's second First Lady Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Also the first Second Lady, her life is one of the most documented due to the many letters she wrote to her husband John as he continually sought her advice, leading to...
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Hakika tumepata kujionea kilichotokea na kinachoendelea kutokea kwenye ardhi ya Afghan
Kwa hali ilivyo pale asia ya kati ni dhahiri sasa tujiandae kushuhudia matukio makubwa ya ugaidi zaidi pengine kuliko hata ilivyowahi kutokea
Taliban wao walipokuwa wanapigana...
"My expectation and hope is this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has a right to defend itself," Biden told reporters at the White House after the conversation.
Netanyahu, however, followed the conversation by saying that Israel would continue to carry out airstrikes in Gaza...
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Naandika huu uzi kutokana na my personal experience.
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Mnamo mwezi Machi, Makamu wa Rais wa zamani wa Marekani Joe Biden aliahidi kumteua mwanamke kuwa mgombea mwenza iwapo atateuliwa na Chama cha Democratic kuwania kiti cha Urais kwenye uchaguzi ujao wa mwezi Novemba hapo baadaye mwaka huu.
Kwa yule asiyefahamu, Joe Biden hivi sasa ndiye...
Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Position Category: Direct hire, paid in US
Deadline Date: 07/07/2020
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The Global Health Supply Chain–Technical Assistance–Tanzania (GHSC-TA-TZ) program, supported by the United States Agency for International...
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Hali si hali kwa rais Donald Trump, wapenzi na wafuasi wa Chama cha Republican kwa ujumla wakati ambapo tukielekea katika Uchaguzi wa Rais panapo mwezi Novemba mwaka huu.
Hii ni kulingana na matokeo ya hivi karibuni ya kura mpya za maoni za kitaifa za jarida la New York Times pamoja na...
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United State being a strong opponent and critic of China has finally succumbed to unforeseen COVID-19 crisis.
This comes despite the recent racist remarks from President Donald Trump against China terming COVID-19 a 'Chinese virus'.
The state of Illinois in...
BY JASON LEMON ON 3/15/20 AT 4:26 PM President Donald Trump has reportedly attempted to convince a German research firm working toward a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to produce the life-saving treatment "only for the United States."
Reuters reported on Sunday that German government sources...
Kiswahili ni lugha inayozungumzwa na mamilioni ya watu katika Afrika na kote duniani. Ingawa Kiswahili kimeonekana kupanda chati na kuonekana kuzidi kushika kasi leo, lakini lugha hii ilshapata heshima tangu zamani. Wasanii na watu maarufu walitamani kuizungumza wakiwa na fikra kwamba Kiswahili...
Kikosi cha Jeshi cha Anga za Juu cha Marekani ambacho ni tawi jipya la Jeshi la Marekani kimefanya jaribio la kombora la balistiki la Minuteman III.
Kikosi hiki cha masuala ya kijeshi katika anga za juu kiko chini ya Jeshi la Anga la Marekani na kilianzishwa mnamo Desemba 20 mwaka jana, 2019...
Rais wa Marekani, Donald Trump mnamo Ijumaa alimuonya kiongozi mkuu wa Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, kuwa "mwangalifu sana na maneno yake," baada ya kiongozi huyo wa Iran kuitumia hotuba adimu kwa taifa hilo "kuidharau Marekani" na kulitetea jeshi la Iran.
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US President Donald Trump has sent a birthday message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said South Korean National Security Advisor Chung Eui-Yong.
Speaking with reporters, the official, who met with POTUS this week, said he had been given a message to pass to North Korea, which was...
Shirika la upelelezi nchini Marekani, FBI liliwakamata raia wawili wa China mwishoni mwa juma kwa kosa la kupiga picha kinyume cha sheria kambi ya Jeshi la majini la Marekani huko Florida.
Hili ni tukio la pili kufichuliwa na mamlaka hiyo, matukio ambayo yamekuwa yakitekelezwa na raia wa China...
Jeshi la Iran limesema kuwa limejipanga kutumia makombora ya masafa ya kati na ya mbali kuzishambulia kambi za kijeshi za Marekani zilizopo Mashariki ya Kati ikiwa ni mpango wa kulipa kisasi kutokana na mauaji ya jenerali wa kikosi maalum cha Iran, Qassem Suleiman aliyeuawa na Marekani wiki...
In addition to securing physical structures, the Diplomatic Security Service runs simulations of protests in a model city in Virginia.
A simulated city at a State Department training center in Virginia, used to prepare defenses of US facilities overseas.
Tuesday’s attack by Iran-backed...
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