United States (Union timeline)

The United States (also known as the United States of America, the U.S., the USA, or simply America) is a constitutional federal represenitive republic located on the Noth American contintent, bordering Canada to the north and Mexico to the sout . Composed of fifty states and one federal district, forty-eight contiguious states are located on the North American contintent proper, the State of Alaska is located on the northwestern most tip of Canda and the State of Hawaii is an archapeligo located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.