United States of America
United States of America is a country in Northern America, covered by the Atlas as part of North America. It is home to about 328.2 m people. Its Human Development Index of 0.938 ranks it 19 of 193 countries (2023). Its political system is classified as electoral democracy.
- Political regime
- Electoral democracy
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V-Dem (Regimes of the World), via Our World in Data
Regional profile
North America
United States of America is part of North America. Our editors write about the region as a whole — its story, topics and sources below cover all its countries.
View the whole region →Two wealthy federations and the world's largest military and financial power. North America sets much of the technological and cultural agenda others react to, while its own politics turn on polarisation, migration at the southern border and the cost of housing and healthcare.
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