Events in the year 2011 in the United States. President: Barack Obama (D-Illinois) Vice President: Joe Biden (D-Delaware) Chief Justice of the Supreme...

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States)...

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal...

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch...

In the United States, time is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the country...

The 2011 United States elections were held (for the most part) on Tuesday, November 8. This was an off-year election, in which the only seats up for election...

The United States does not have a national or federal educational system. Although there are more than fifty independent systems of education (one run...

The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including...

Religion in the United States is both widespread and diverse, with higher reported levels of belief than other wealthy Western nations. Polls indicate...

The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most...