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Capital:Washington, DC

Geography
Continent:North America
Location:North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Area:9,809,155 kmē
Geographic coordinates:38 00 N, 97 00 W
Elevation extremes:lowest point: Death Valley -86 m
highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m

People
Population:293,027,571 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)

Economy
Currency:US dollar (USD)
Currency code:USD

Miscellaneous
Country code plate:USA
Internet country code:.us