United States of America

United States of America
United States of America
1776–1802
	Flag of the United States Coat of Arms of the United States
	Motto: E Pluribus Unum; "Out of many, one"
	Anthem: (none official); "My Country Tis of Thee" (unofficial); "Yankee Doodle" (popular);
	Territory of the United States in 1802, prior to the Disolution of the United States
Capital	New York
Common languages	Official language English Unofficial minority languages German, French, Spanish
Religion	Lutherans~60%; Roman Catholics~40%;
Demonym(s)	American
Government	Confederal Republic
President of the United States in Congress Assembled
• 1781-1782	John Hanson (first)
• 1801-1802	James Madison (last)
Legislature	United States in Congress Assembled
Historical era	American Revolution/French Revolution
• American Revolution	4 July 1776
• Chamber's Revolt	1 June 1802
• Disolution of Congress	4 July 1802
Area
1800	2,200,940 km2 (849,790 sq mi)
Population
• 1800	5,305,982
Currency	Continental Currency (until 1781); Connecticut Pound, New Jersey Pound, New York Pound, Massachusetts Pound, Rhode Island Pound, Delaware Pound, Maryland Pound, Virginia Pound, Carolina Pound, Georgia Pound (1781-1790); U.S Dollar (after 1790);
ISO 3166 code	US
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	British North America
Weimar Republic
Republic of Alsace-Lorraine
Free City of Danzig
Second Polish Republic
Klaipėda Region
Saar (League of Nations)
Hlučín Region
Northern Schleswig
Eupen-Malmedy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, was a country comprising 15 states, 1 national district, and 5 territories. It existed from 4 July 1776 until 4 July 1802.

Founded in 1776 by the Continental Congress, the United States broke away from Great Britain in the American