50 Facts About United States of America

The United States is the world's third largest country by landmass, nearly as large as the entire continent of Europe.

Athletes from the United States have won 2,960 more Olympic medals than athletes from any other country.

The United States is the only country with all five climate zones on the planet: tropical, dry, temperate, continental, and polar.

After Spain and France, the United States is the third most visited country by international tourists.

Lake Superior, on the border between the United States and Canada, is the world's largest body of freshwater by surface area. The lake has an area of 31,700 square miles.

The Pentagon, the Department of Defense's headquarters, is the world's largest office building in terms of floor area.

Americans were the only people to walk on the moon's surface.

The United States is home to nearly 45 million immigrants, the most of any country on the planet.

The United States is responsible for much of the music heard around the world, including jazz, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, country, folk, R&B, soul, and gospel.

The film industry in the United States is the world's largest, oldest, and most profitable. According to IBISWorld, the American film industry generated approximately $33 billion in 2019.

Every day, Americans consume the equivalent of about 100 acres of pizza, according to some estimates.

The federal government owns nearly one-third of all land in the United States, or approximately 650 million acres.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 84.8 million adults – 37% of the adult population – consume fast food on any given day in the United States.

According to the USDA, foreign investors own at least 28.3 million acres of farmland in the United States, an area roughly the size of Ohio.

The US was the first country to use the title "President" for its head of state.

The United States is the global epicentre of invention. Examples of American ingenuity include aeroplanes, computers, cellphones, potato chips, and the light bulb.

The United States has an estimated 75.8 million dogs, which is more than double the number in Brazil, the country with the second most dogs.

Despite having less than 5% of the world's population, the United States accounts for roughly 25% of global economic output.

In the last decade, the United States has surpassed Russia as the world's largest producer of petroleum. In 2019, the country produced 18.23 million barrels of oil per day, far exceeding the daily output of Saudi Arabia, the world's second-largest oil producer. Crude oil, all other petroleum liquids, and biofuels are all classified as oil.

In addition, the United States is the world's largest consumer of oil. The consumption of gasoline, distillate fuel oil, hydrocarbon gas liquids, and jet fuel totals 20.48 million barrels of oil per day.

A high school student designed the current version of the American flag.

According to some estimates, there are 101 firearms for every 100 people in the United States. Serbia has the second highest rate of gun ownership, with 58 guns for every 100 people.

More than 43 million Americans identify as German ancestors, more than any other nationality.

The US is one of only three countries that has not officially adopted the metric system. The other two are Liberia and Burma.

In the United States, the average wage or salary worker has been with his or her current employer for 4.2 years.

The number of passports held by Americans increased to 21.4 million in 2017, the highest number ever recorded.

According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, 57% of Americans believe that they have control over their own success in life, the highest percentage of any country polled.

According to a Gallup poll, nearly one-fourth (24%) of U.S. adults have moved within the country in the last five years.

The United States is one of the most mobile countries on the planet. A Gallup poll found that 24% of U.S. adults had moved within the country in the previous five years.

The United States is home to three out of every four tornadoes in the world.

From 1901 to 2021, the United States has won the most Nobel Prizes, 400 in total.

The number of mammal, reptile, fish, and vascular plant species in the United States is among the top ten in the world.

After Canada, Brazil, and Russia, the United States has over 3.1 million square miles of forest land.

With an estimated 114.4 million viewers, Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 was the most watched broadcast in US television history. The average viewership for Super Bowl LIII in 2019 was 98.3 million, the lowest in over a decade.

According to new Census Bureau projections, the United States will be 49.7% "minority white" by 2045.

Approximately 90% of Americans, compared to 54% of the global population, use the internet.

According to the 2018 World Giving Index, published annually by the international nonprofit organisation Charities Aid Foundation, the United States is one of the most generous countries in the world, trailing only Australia, Indonesia, and New Zealand.

The United States has more coastline than all but eight other countries on the planet.

Walmart, which was founded in Arkansas in 1962, is the world's largest private sector employer, employing 2.2 million people.

More Chinese people live in Manhattan's Chinatown than anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere.

The United States has the world's best higher education system and attracts the most international students of any country.

The United States consumes 21% of the world's energy and has the highest per capita energy consumption. America ranks second in the world in terms of energy production.

In 2019, Americans spent 871.8 million pounds, or approximately $2.3 billion, on hot dogs in supermarkets. Los Angeles is the largest consumer of franks, consuming approximately 30 million pounds per year.

According to a Pew Research Center study conducted between 2011 and 2013, approximately 54% of Americans said religion was very important in their lives, compared to 24% in Canada, 21% in Australia, and 21% in Germany.

While baseball is America's national sport, it is heavily influenced by the British game of cricket. Similarly, football is heavily influenced by the British sport of rugby. Basketball, which was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, is the most popular uniquely American sport.

At over 5,500 miles, the United States shares the world's longest land border with its northern neighbour, Canada. The border is divided between the northern edge of the lower 48 states and Alaska's eastern border.

In the 2018-2019 season, the United States produced more corn than any other country in the world, accounting for over 366 million metric tonnes. China, the next closest country, trailed US corn production by more than 100 million metric tonnes.

According to Forbes, 575 of the world's largest companies are headquartered in the United States. China and its special administrative region of Hong Kong are home to 309 of the world's top 2,000 corporations.

Because the United States is such a large country, there is plenty of space to build world-class golf courses. The United States is home to 52 of Golf Advisor's top 100 golf courses in the world.

According to CNBC, the United States has far more billionaires than any other country, with 705 - more than the next four combined. Seven of the world's top ten wealthiest people are Americans.