Physical map of the United States
* East – West: 4,500 km (+- 4 times France)
* North-South: 2,200 km (+- 2 times France)
* 20,000 km of coasts
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* Total area of 9.6 million km2 (= the 3 largest country in the world after Russia, Canada but before China, the largest country in Asia)
* Distance between California and Hawaii, in the Pacific: 4,000 km
* Distance between Seattle (state of Washington) and Alaska: 1,400 km
* Population estimated at 313, 000, 000 in 2011.