The United States shares land borders with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, a territorial water border with Russia in the northwest, and two territorial water borders in the southeast between Florida and Cuba, and Florida and the Bahamas.
Located in North America, the country is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Along the northern border is Canada and the southern border is Mexico....
Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean./globe-77749522-58b5a5d55f9b58604695eaa7.jpg)
The United States of America is the third-largest country in the world based on population and land area. The United States also has the world's largest economy and is one of the most influential nations in the world. The original 13 colonies of the United States were formed in 1732.