The United States of America

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NAME: United States of America

INITIALS: U.S. or U.S.A.

CAPITAL: Washington D.C.

TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Constitution-Based Federal Republic

LEADER TITLE: President

NUMBER OF STATES: 50

FOUNDED: July 4, 1776

AGE: 226 Years Old.

CURRENCY: U.S. Dollar = $

LANGUAGES: English, Spanish

HISTORY: Originally as a colony of Great Britain, the United States of America declared it's independence on July 4, 1776. They were recognized as it's own nation in 1783, when the Treaty of Paris was signed, giving them independence. Over time, 37 more states were added to the original 13, the last one being Hawaii, in 1959. Since it's independence, The U.S. slowly grew, but was soon the largest economy after their involvement in the First World War. Their economy also helped to win the Second World War, along with their rapidly growing Armed Forces. The result was the World's first superpower, matched only by the U.S.S.R., when the Soviets made their own Atomic Bomb. This led to an arms race between these two nations and their allies, called the "Cold War". The U.S., on the side of NATO and other groups, opposed the Communist Warsaw Pact, and other Communist Nations. They emerged victorious in 1991, when the U.S.S.R. collapsed, and split into 15 different nations. Since then, the U.S.A. has remained a world superpower, and one of the World's largest Economies.

WARS FOUGHT (In order):
 * Revolutionary War, 1775 - 1783
 * War of 1812, 1812 - 1815
 * Mexican American War, 1846 - 1848
 * Civil War, 1861 - 1865
 * Spanish American War, 1898
 * World War 1, 1917 - 1918
 * World War 2, 1941 - 1945
 * Korean War, 1950 - 1953
 * Vietnam War, 1961 - 1975
 * Operation Desert Storm, 1991
 * Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001 - Present
 * Iraq War, 2003 - 2011