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Place Type nation
Other Place Typesprimary political unit, independent sovereign nation
Alternative TermsUnited States of America; America; Estados Unidos de América; États-Unis d'Amérique; Verenigde Staten; Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika; USA; US; ISO840; American
Latitude 38.000
Longitude -98.000
Settled 40,000 years ago by ancestors of Amerindians; diverse cultures developed; Spanish, French, British & others settled here from 16th cen., native cultures were largely destroyed; nation expanded westward through 19th cen.; had Civil War in 1860s; official language is English, though a sizable minority speaks Spanish, & various other languages are also spoken.
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