Outline of the United States - Wikipedia Outline of the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Overview of and topical guide to the United States See also: Index of United States–related articles The flag of the United States The Great Seal of the United States (obverse) (reverse) The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States of America: Contents 1 General reference 2 Geography of the United States 2.1 Environment of the United States 2.1.1 Geographic features of the United States 2.2 Regions of the United States 2.2.1 Physiographic divisions of the United States 2.3 Administrative divisions of the United States 2.3.1 States of the United States 2.3.2 Territories of the United States 2.3.2.1 Incorporated organized territories 2.3.2.2 Incorporated unorganized territories 2.3.2.3 Unincorporated organized territories 2.3.2.4 Unincorporated unorganized territories 2.3.3 Geography of the states and territories 2.4 Demography of the United States 2.5 Climate of the United States 3 History of the United States 3.1 Period-coverage 3.1.1 History of the states and territories 3.2 Presidents of the United States 4 Government and politics in the United States 4.1 Federal government 4.1.1 Legislative branch 4.1.2 Executive branch 4.1.2.1 Federal executive departments 4.1.3 Commissions 4.1.4 Judicial branch 4.2 State and territory governments 4.3 Politics of the states and territories 4.4 Foreign relations 4.4.1 International organization membership 4.5 Military 4.6 Intelligence organizations 5 Law of the United States 6 Culture of the United States 6.1 American cuisine 6.1.1 Historical cuisine 6.1.2 Cuisine of the regions 6.2 Art in the United States 6.2.1 Film 6.2.2 Music in the United States 6.2.2.1 Genres 6.2.2.2 Music in the states and territories 6.2.3 Radio 6.3 Sports in the United States 6.3.1 List of Major Sports Leagues in the United States 6.3.1.1 Other top-level leagues and series 6.3.1.2 Minor and developmental professional leagues and series 6.3.1.3 College sports 6.3.1.4 Sports governing bodies 6.3.2 Sports by state and territory 6.3.3 Sports Museums in the United States 7 Education in the United States 7.1 Education in the states and territories 8 Economy and infrastructure of the United States 8.1 Economy by state and territory 8.2 Tourism in the United States 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links General reference[edit] An enlargeable map of the United States showing the population density in 2010 Pronunciation: /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈsteɪts/ (listen) Abbreviations: USA or US Common English country name: United States Official English country name: United States of America Common endonyms: United States, U.S., U.S.A., America Official endonym: United States of America Common exonyms: United States; America or The States (chiefly British/Commonwealth); North America (chiefly Latin America) Adjectivals: United States, American Demonyms: American (among others) Etymology International rankings of the United States ISO country codes: US, USA, 840 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:US Internet country code top-level domain: .us Geography of the United States[edit] Main article: Geography of the United States An enlargeable topographic map of the contiguous United States The United States is: a megadiverse country Location (50 states): Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere (except western Aleutian Islands) Americas North America Northern America Oceania Polynesia Time zones: Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04), Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC-03) (Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands) Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04) Central Standard Time (UTC-06), Central Daylight Time (UTC-05) Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07), Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06) Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08), Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07) Alaska Standard Time (UTC-09), Alaska Daylight Time (UTC-08) Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (UTC-10), Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (UTC-09) Extreme points of the United States: North: Point Barrow, Alaska 71°23′15″N 156°28′52″W / 71.38750°N 156.48111°W / 71.38750; -156.48111 (AK-N Point Barrow) South: Ka Lae, Island of Hawai'i, Hawai'i ( 18°54′39″N 155°40′52″W / 18.91083°N 155.68111°W / 18.91083; -155.68111) East: Sail Rock, just offshore West Quoddy Head, Maine 44°48′54″N 66°56′52″W / 44.81500°N 66.94778°W / 44.81500; -66.94778 Physically East: Eastern Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska 51°57′40″N 179°46′29″E / 51.96111°N 179.77472°E / 51.96111; 179.77472 West: Peaked Island, offshore Cape Wrangell, Attu Island, Alaska 52°55′00″N 172°26′00″E / 52.91667°N 172.43333°E / 52.91667; 172.43333 Physically West: Western Amatignak Island, Alaska 51°16′06″N 179°09′00″W / 51.26833°N 179.15000°W / 51.26833; -179.15000 High: Denali (Mount McKinley), Alaska at 6,194 meters (20,322 ft) 63°4′10″N 151°0′26″W / 63.06944°N 151.00722°W / 63.06944; -151.00722Coordinates: 63°4′10″N 151°0′26″W / 63.06944°N 151.00722°W / 63.06944; -151.00722 Low: Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California at −86 meters (−282 ft) 36°13′58″N 116°46′42″W / 36.23278°N 116.77833°W / 36.23278; -116.77833 Land boundaries: 12,034 km (7,477 mi)  Canada 8,893 km (5,525 mi)[note 1]  Mexico 3,145 km (1,954 mi)[1] Coastline: 19,924 km (12,380 mi) Population of the United States: 308,745,538 (2010 census) – 3rd most populous country Area of the United States: 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,080 sq mi) – 4th most extensive country Atlas of the United States Cities of the United States, by population Environment of the United States[edit] An enlargeable satellite composite image of the contiguous United States. Lush temperate, subtropical, and tropical vegetation and low to moderately high mountains prevail throughout the humid east, and high mountains, plateaus, temperate and subtropical savannas, and hot dry deserts prevail in the west. Main article: Environment of the United States Beaches in the United States Climate of the United States Climate change in the United States Environmental issues in the United States Ecoregions in the United States Renewable energy in the United States Geothermal energy in the United States Solar power in the United States Wind power in the United States Geology of the United States Earthquakes in the United States National parks of the United States Protected areas of the United States Superfund sites in the United States Wildlife of the United States Flora of the United States Fauna of the United States Birds of the United States Mammals of the United States Reptiles of the United States Amphibians of the United States Geographic features of the United States[edit] For a more comprehensive list, see List of landforms of the United States. Fjords of the United States Glaciers of the United States Islands of the United States Lakes of the United States Mountain peaks of the United States The 104 highest major summits of the United States The 129 most prominent summits of the United States The 112 most isolated major summits of the United States Alaska Range Appalachian Mountains Black Hills Cascade Range Ozark Mountains Sierra Nevada Rocky Mountains Volcanoes of the United States Rivers of the United States Columbia River Colorado River Hudson River Mississippi River Missouri River Potomac River Rio Grande Ohio River Delaware River Susquehanna River Waterfalls of the United States Valleys of the United States World Heritage Sites in the United States View from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, a World Heritage Site Regions of the United States[edit] For a more comprehensive list, see List of regions of the United States. East Coast of the United States West Coast of the United States Belt regions of the United States New England Mid-Atlantic The South Midwest Great Plains Pacific Northwest Southwest Hawaiian Archipelago v t e Regions of the United States Administrative (political) Units U.S. state District of Columbia Territory Insular area Minor Outlying Island Maritime territory Time zones Chamorro Samoa Hawaii–Aleutian Alaska Pacific Mountain Central Eastern Atlantic Census West Pacific Mountain Midwest E N Central W N Central Northeast New England Middle Atlantic South S Atlantic E S Central W S Central Courts of appeals 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th Physical Physiographic Pacific Mountain Intermontane Plateaus Rocky Mountain Laurentian Upland Interior Plains Interior Highlands Appalachian Atlantic Plain Coastal Arctic West Great Lakes Gulf East Historical Acquisitions Thirteen Colonies Northwest Territory Southwest Territory Louisiana Purchase Gadsden Purchase Treaty of 1818 Adams–Onís Treaty Texas annexation Oregon Treaty Mexican Cession Alaska Purchase Newlands Resolution Acquisition of Puerto Rico and Guam Cession of Tutuila Cession of Manu'a Treaty of the Danish West Indies Acquisition of the Northern Mariana Islands Civil War Union Border states Confederacy Old South Dixie Slave and free states Theaters Pacific Western Trans-Mississippi Lower Seaboard Eastern Divided Pacific Northwest Atlantic Northeast Prairie Pothole Columbia Oregon Country The Californias Sonoran Desert Samoan Islands Virgin Islands Other Appalachia Border states Red states and blue states Central Eastern Four Corners Great Plains High Plains Intermountain Interior Mariana Islands Northern Tier Northwest South Central Southern Deep New Upland Southeast Southwest Upper Midwest List Category Physiographic divisions of the United States[edit] 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: Laurentian Upland – part of the Canadian Shield that extends into the northern United States Great Lakes area. Atlantic Plain – the coastal regions of the eastern and southern parts includes the continental shelf, the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf Coast. Appalachian Highlands – lying on the eastern side of the United States, it includes the Appalachian Mountains, Adirondacks and New England province. Interior Plains – part of the interior contentintal United States, it includes much of what is called the Great Plains. Interior Highlands – also part of the interior contentintal United States, this division includes the Ozark Plateau. Rocky Mountain System – one branch of the Cordilleran system lying far inland in the western states. Intermontane Plateaus – also divided into the Columbia Plateau, the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Province, it is a system of plateaus, basins, ranges and gorges between the Rocky and Pacific Mountain Systems. It is the setting for the Grand Canyon, the Great Basin and Death Valley. Pacific Mountain System – the coastal mountain ranges and features in the west coast of the United States. Administrative divisions of the United States[edit] States of the United States[edit] Main articles: 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: Map of the United States with state border lines. Note that Alaska and Hawaii are shown at different scales, and that the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from this map. Alabama (AL) Alaska (AK) Arizona (AZ) Arkansas (AR) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA). Hawai'i (HI) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Iowa (IA) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Maine (ME) Maryland (MD) Massachusetts (MA) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Mississippi (MS) Missouri (MO) Montana (MT) Nebraska (NE) Nevada (NV) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) New York (NY) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Vermont (VT) Virginia (VA) Washington (WA) West Virginia (WV) Wisconsin (WI) Wyoming (WY) Territories of the United States[edit] Location of the insular areas of the United States:   The United States of America   Incorporated unorganized territory   Unincorporated organized territory   Unincorporated unorganized territory   Freely associated commonwealth Main article: Territories of the United States United States territory Territorial evolution of the United States Incorporated organized territories[edit] none since 1959 Incorporated unorganized territories[edit] Palmyra Atoll Unincorporated organized territories[edit] Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Territory of Guam Territory of the United States Virgin Islands Unincorporated unorganized territories[edit] Territory of American Samoa, technically unorganized, but self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967 Baker Island, uninhabited Howland Island, uninhabited Jarvis Island, uninhabited Johnston Atoll, uninhabited Kingman Reef, uninhabited Bajo Nuevo Bank, uninhabited (disputed with Colombia) Serranilla Bank, uninhabited (disputed with Colombia) Midway Islands, no indigenous inhabitants, currently included in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Navassa Island, uninhabited (claimed by Haiti) Wake Atoll consisting of Peale, Wake and Wilkes Islands,[3] no indigenous inhabitants, only contractor personnel (claimed by the Marshall Islands) Geography of the states and territories[edit] AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS – MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY AS – GU – MP – PR – VI Demography of the United States[edit] Main article: Demography of the United States AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS – MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY AS – GU – MP – PR – VI Climate of the United States[edit] v t e Climate of the United States States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Federal district Washington, D.C. Insular areas American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands v t e List of United States hurricanes By state Alabama Arizona California Delaware Florida pre-1900 1900–1949 1950–1974 1975–1999 2000–present Georgia Hawaii Louisiana 2000–present Maryland 1950–present New England New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina pre-1900 1900–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–present Pennsylvania Texas pre-1900 1900–1949 1950–1979 1980–present History of the United States[edit] John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence is usually incorrectly identified as a depiction of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but it actually shows the drafting committee presenting its work to the Congress. A map of the territorial evolution of the United States Main outline: Outline of United States history Main articles: History of the United States and Timeline of United States history Period-coverage[edit] Prehistory of the United States Pre-Columbian era Colonial period 1776 to 1789 1789 to 1849 1849 to 1865 1865 to 1918 1918 to 1945 1945 to 1964 1964 to 1980 1980 to 1991 1991 to 2008 2008 to present History of the states and territories[edit] AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS – MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY AS – GU – MP – PR – VI Presidents of the United States[edit] For a more comprehensive list, see List of Presidents of the United States. Main article: President of the United States George Washington: 1789–1797 John Adams: 1797–1801 Thomas Jefferson: 1801–1809 James Madison: 1809–1817 James Monroe: 1817–1825 John Quincy Adams: 1825–1829 Andrew Jackson: 1829–1837 Martin Van Buren: 1837–1841 William Henry Harrison: 1841 John Tyler: 1841–1845 James K. Polk: 1845–1849 Zachary Taylor: 1849–1850 Millard Fillmore: 1850–1853 Franklin Pierce: 1853–1857 James Buchanan: 1857–1861 Abraham Lincoln: 1861–1865 Andrew Johnson: 1865–1869 Ulysses S. Grant: 1869–1877 Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877–1881 James A. Garfield: 1881 Chester A. Arthur: 1881–1885 Grover Cleveland: 1885–1889 Benjamin Harrison: 1889–1893 Grover Cleveland: 1893–1897 William McKinley: 1897–1901 Theodore Roosevelt: 1901–1909 William H. Taft: 1909–1913 Woodrow Wilson: 1913–1921 Warren G. Harding: 1921–1923 Calvin Coolidge: 1923–1929 Herbert Hoover: 1929–1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1933–1945 Harry S. Truman: 1945–1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1953–1961 John F. Kennedy: 1961–1963 Lyndon B. Johnson: 1963–1969 Richard M. Nixon: 1969–1974 Gerald Ford: 1974–1977 Jimmy Carter: 1977–1981 Ronald Reagan: 1981–1989 George H. W. Bush: 1989–1993 Bill Clinton: 1993–2001 George W. Bush: 2001–2009 Barack Obama: 2009–2017 Donald Trump: 2017–2021 Joe Biden: 2021–present Government and politics in the United States[edit] Main outline: Outline of American politics Main articles: Government of the United States and Politics of the United States Form of government: presidential, federal republic Capital (political) of the United States: Washington, D.C. List of Capitals Flag of the United States Political parties in the United States Elections in the United States Voting rights in the United States List of political parties in the United States Democratic Party History of the United States Democratic Party Republican Party History of the United States Republican Party Green Party Independent Party Libertarian Party Reform Party Constitution Party Socialist Party USA Political divisions of the United States Canadian and American politics compared Politics of the Southern United States Federal government[edit] Main article: Federal government of the United States United States Constitution Legislative branch[edit] The United States Capitol Further information: Legislative branch United States Congress United States Senate President pro tempore of the United States Senate United States House of Representatives Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Executive branch[edit] The White House Further information: Executive branch Head of state and head of government: President of the United States, Donald Trump (45th) Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence (48th) Federal executive departments[edit] Main article: United States federal executive departments Further information: List of United States federal agencies 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. Department Creation Order of succession Modifications since creation 2007 Budget in billions of dollars Employees (2007) State 1789 1 Initially named "Department of Foreign Affairs" 9.96 30,266 Treasury 1789 2 11.10 115,897 Defense 1947 3 Initially named "National Military Establishment" 439.30 3,000,000 Justice 1870 4 Position of Attorney General created in 1789, but had no department until 1870 23.40 112,557 Interior 1849 5 10.70 71,436 Agriculture 1889 6 77.60 109,832 Commerce 1903 7 Originally named Commerce and Labor; Labor later separated 6.20 36,000 Labor 1913 8 59.70 17,347 Health and Human Services 1953 9 Originally named Health, Education, and Welfare; Education later separated 543.20 67,000 Housing and Urban Development 1965 10 46.20 10,600 Transportation 1966 11 58.00 58,622 Energy 1977 12 21.50 116,100 Education 1979 13 62.80 4,487 Veterans Affairs 1989 14 73.20 235,000 Homeland Security 2002 15 44.60 208,000 Total budget (fiscal year 2007): 1,523.42 4,193,144 Commissions[edit] Federal Trade Commission U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Judicial branch[edit] The United States Supreme Court building Further information: Judicial branch United States federal courts United States Supreme Court Chief Justice of the United States United States court of appeals United States district court State and territory governments[edit] AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS – MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY AS – GU – MP – PR – VI Politics of the states and territories[edit] AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS – MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY AS – GU – MP – PR – VI Foreign relations[edit] Main 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States[edit] American Literature American novelists Great American Novel Museums in the United States Music of the United States Theater of the United States American playwrights Television in the United States Visual arts of the United States Film[edit] Cinema of the United States Academy Award Golden Globe Award Highest-grossing films Film production companies Music in the United States[edit] Main article: Music in the United States Best-selling Music Artists Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Genres[edit] Alternative rock Americana Bluegrass music Blues Contemporary Christian music Country music Folk music Gospel music Hardcore punk Heavy metal Hip hop Jazz Punk rock R&B music Rock music Soul music Music in the states and territories[edit] AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS – MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY AS 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