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The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is the 3rd largest country in the world and is separated into 50 states and more than 3,100 counties. The United States share borders with Canada (north) and Mexico (south). The national capital is Washington, D.C. The 10 highest-populated cities in the USA (from 1st to 10th) are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Dallas, San Diego, and San Jose. Phoenix (in Arizona) is the most populated state capital; Indianapolis (in Indiana) is the most populated state capital east of the Mississippi River, but Atlanta (in Georgia) is considered larger when its sprawling metropolitan area is included. The currency is the United States Dollar, and the ISO 4217 currency is USD. Some territories and countries such as Ecuador, El Salvador, Marshall Islands, and Palau use the United States Dollar.
The fifty states of the United States of America are 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, and Wyoming.
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