Geography of The United States
- The United States is: a megadiverse country
- Location (50 states):
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere (except western Aleutian Islands)
- Americas
- North America
- Northern America
- North America
- Oceania
- Polynesia
- Americas
- Time zones:
- Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04), Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC-03) (Puerto Rico)
- Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)
- Central Standard Time (UTC-06), Central Daylight Time (UTC-05)
- Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07), Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06)
- Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08), Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07)
- Alaska Standard Time (UTC-09), Alaska Daylight Time (UTC-08)
- Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (UTC-10), Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (UTC-09)
- Extreme points of the United States:
- North: Point Barrow, Alaska 71°23′15″N 156°28′52″W / 71.38750°N 156.48111°W / 71.38750; -156.48111 (AK-N Point Barrow)
- South: Ka Lae, Island of Hawai'i, Hawai'i (18°54′39″N 155°40′52″W / 18.91083°N 155.68111°W / 18.91083; -155.68111)
- East: Sail Rock, just offshore West Quoddy Head, Maine 44°48′54″N 66°56′52″W / 44.81500°N 66.94778°W / 44.81500; -66.94778
- Physically East: Eastern Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska 51°57′40″N 179°46′29″E / 51.96111°N 179.77472°E / 51.96111; 179.77472
- West: Peaked Island, offshore Cape Wrangell, Attu Island, Alaska 52°55′00″N 172°26′00″E / 52.91667°N 172.43333°E / 52.91667; 172.43333
- Physically West: Western Amatignak Island, Alaska 51°16′06″N 179°09′00″W / 51.26833°N 179.15000°W / 51.26833; -179.15000
- High: Mount McKinley (Denali), Alaska at 6,194 meters (20,322 ft) 63°4′10″N 151°0′26″W / 63.06944°N 151.00722°W / 63.06944; -151.00722Coordinates: 63°4′10″N 151°0′26″W / 63.06944°N 151.00722°W / 63.06944; -151.00722
- Low: Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California at −86 meters (−282 ft) 36°13′58″N 116°46′42″W / 36.23278°N 116.77833°W / 36.23278; -116.77833
- Land boundaries: 12,034 km
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere (except western Aleutian Islands)
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- Canada 8,893 km
- Mexico 3,141 km
- Coastline: 19,924 km
- Population of the United States: 308,745,538 (2010 census) – 3rd most populous country
- Area of the United States: 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,080 sq mi) – 3rd most extensive country
- Atlas of the United States
- Cities of the United States, by population
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