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| Location
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| Flag
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| Quick Facts
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| Capital
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Washington, D.C.
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| Government
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federal republic
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| Currency
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U.S. dollar (USD)
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| Area
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3,755,241 miles2 (9,631,418 km2)
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| Population
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308,745,538 (April 2010 est.)
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| Language
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English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)
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| Religion
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Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.)
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| Electricity
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120V / 60Hz
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| Calling Code
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+1
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| Internet TLD
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.us, .edu, .gov, .mil (most sites use .com, .net, .org)
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| Time Zone
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UTC -4 to UTC -10
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