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United States of America **For additional information on the United States, please consult the CIA World Factbook at** []

**Capitol:** Washington DC  **Flag:**

13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; the blue stands for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, and friendship; red symbolizes courage, zeal, and fervency, while white denotes purity and rectitude of conduct; commonly referred to by its nickname of Old Glory

//note:// the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico

313,232,044 (July 2011 est.)
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**Official Tourism Site of the United States:** []

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