United States

United States

United States ranks 1st in number of biographies on Pantheon. Memorable people born in present day United States include Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson, and Muhammad Ali. Memorable people who died in United States include Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla. United States has been the birth place of many actors and politicians and the death place of many actors and politicians.

The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south. It has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital is Washington, D.C. and the most populous city and financial center is New York City. Read more on Wikipedia