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The United States of America is also referred to as “the States”, “the United States”, “the U.S.”, “the USA”, and “America”. In 1783, the United States became the first country to gain independence from a European power. The United States of America is the world’s third largest country in size and nearly the third largest in terms of population. Located in North America, the country is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Along the northern border is Canada and the southern border is Mexico. The U.S. is the world’s largest economy by nominal GDP and the world’s second-largest economy by PPP.