“United States”(United States of America) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1776 to 2024. Its territory was largest in AD 1945, at ≈ 12.19 million km².
| Period | Area |
|---|---|
| AD 1776 – 1777 | ≈ 1.04 million km² |
| AD 1778 – 1779 | ≈ 1.01 million km² |
| AD 1780 – 1780 | ≈ 884 thousand km² |
| AD 1781 – 1782 | ≈ 1.01 million km² |
| AD 1783 – 1787 | ≈ 1.01 million km² |
| AD 1788 – 1790 | ≈ 1.06 million km² |
| AD 1791 – 1791 | ≈ 1.10 million km² |
| AD 1792 – 1793 | ≈ 1.10 million km² |
| AD 1794 – 1795 | ≈ 1.10 million km² |
| AD 1796 – 1796 | ≈ 1.16 million km² |
| AD 1797 – 1798 | ≈ 1.17 million km² |
| AD 1799 – 1799 | ≈ 1.18 million km² |
| AD 1800 – 1802 | ≈ 1.18 million km² |
| AD 1803 – 1804 | ≈ 1.25 million km² |
| AD 1805 – 1805 | ≈ 1.31 million km² |
| AD 1806 – 1806 | ≈ 1.34 million km² |
| AD 1807 – 1808 | ≈ 1.37 million km² |
| AD 1809 – 1810 | ≈ 1.39 million km² |
| AD 1811 – 1811 | ≈ 1.42 million km² |
| AD 1812 – 1813 | ≈ 1.50 million km² |
| AD 1814 – 1814 | ≈ 1.60 million km² |
| AD 1815 – 1819 | ≈ 1.59 million km² |
| AD 1820 – 1821 | ≈ 1.95 million km² |
| AD 1822 – 1823 | ≈ 2.12 million km² |
| AD 1824 – 1824 | ≈ 2.35 million km² |
| AD 1825 – 1827 | ≈ 2.38 million km² |
| AD 1828 – 1829 | ≈ 2.40 million km² |
| AD 1830 – 1833 | ≈ 2.47 million km² |
| AD 1834 – 1835 | ≈ 2.75 million km² |
| AD 1836 – 1839 | ≈ 2.81 million km² |
| AD 1840 – 1841 | ≈ 2.95 million km² |
| AD 1842 – 1845 | ≈ 3.00 million km² |
| AD 1846 – 1847 | ≈ 3.52 million km² |
| AD 1848 – 1848 | ≈ 3.45 million km² |
| AD 1849 – 1852 | ≈ 3.47 million km² |
| AD 1853 – 1855 | ≈ 3.86 million km² |
| AD 1856 – 1858 | ≈ 4.20 million km² |
| AD 1859 – 1860 | ≈ 4.30 million km² |
| AD 1861 – 1861 | ≈ 2.50 million km² |
| AD 1862 – 1862 | ≈ 3.15 million km² |
| AD 1863 – 1863 | ≈ 3.32 million km² |
| AD 1864 – 1864 | ≈ 3.84 million km² |
| AD 1865 – 1865 | ≈ 4.01 million km² |
| AD 1866 – 1867 | ≈ 5.72 million km² |
| AD 1868 – 1869 | ≈ 7.95 million km² |
| AD 1870 – 1870 | ≈ 8.08 million km² |
| AD 1871 – 1872 | ≈ 8.07 million km² |
| AD 1873 – 1876 | ≈ 8.28 million km² |
| AD 1877 – 1879 | ≈ 8.85 million km² |
| AD 1880 – 1889 | ≈ 8.91 million km² |
| AD 1890 – 1897 | ≈ 9.40 million km² |
| AD 1898 – 1899 | ≈ 9.44 million km² |
| AD 1900 – 1904 | ≈ 9.91 million km² |
| AD 1905 – 1907 | ≈ 9.79 million km² |
| AD 1908 – 1910 | ≈ 9.91 million km² |
| AD 1911 – 1912 | ≈ 9.78 million km² |
| AD 1913 – 1913 | ≈ 9.78 million km² |
| AD 1914 – 1915 | ≈ 9.79 million km² |
| AD 1916 – 1917 | ≈ 9.87 million km² |
| AD 1918 – 1918 | ≈ 9.87 million km² |
| AD 1919 – 1919 | ≈ 9.88 million km² |
| AD 1920 – 1923 | ≈ 9.88 million km² |
| AD 1924 – 1935 | ≈ 9.82 million km² |
| AD 1936 – 1940 | ≈ 9.78 million km² |
| AD 1941 – 1941 | ≈ 12.00 million km² |
| AD 1942 – 1943 | ≈ 11.77 million km² |
| AD 1944 – 1944 | ≈ 11.77 million km² |
| AD 1945 – 1945 | ≈ 12.19 million km² |
| AD 1946 – 1946 | ≈ 10.40 million km² |
| AD 1947 – 1966 | ≈ 10.15 million km² |
| AD 1967 – 2005 | ≈ 9.44 million km² |
| AD 2006 – 2023 | ≈ 9.88 million km² |
| AD 2024 – 2024 | ≈ 9.44 million km² |
Outline of the territory in AD 1945 – 1945 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.
For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.
| Frame | Area | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1776 | ≈ 1.04 million km² | 11 of 132 |
| AD 1778 | ≈ 1.01 million km² | 12 of 131 |
| AD 1780 | ≈ 884 thousand km² | 12 of 131 |
| AD 1781 | ≈ 1.01 million km² | 11 of 131 |
| AD 1783 | ≈ 1.01 million km² | 11 of 130 |
| AD 1788 | ≈ 1.06 million km² | 10 of 129 |
| AD 1791 | ≈ 1.10 million km² | 10 of 128 |
| AD 1792 | ≈ 1.10 million km² | 10 of 130 |
| AD 1794 | ≈ 1.10 million km² | 10 of 125 |
| AD 1796 | ≈ 1.16 million km² | 10 of 124 |
| AD 1797 | ≈ 1.17 million km² | 9 of 125 |
| AD 1799 | ≈ 1.18 million km² | 9 of 124 |
| AD 1800 | ≈ 1.18 million km² | 9 of 123 |
| AD 1803 | ≈ 1.25 million km² | 11 of 123 |
| AD 1805 | ≈ 1.31 million km² | 11 of 125 |
| AD 1806 | ≈ 1.34 million km² | 11 of 138 |
| AD 1807 | ≈ 1.37 million km² | 11 of 132 |
| AD 1809 | ≈ 1.39 million km² | 11 of 131 |
| AD 1811 | ≈ 1.42 million km² | 12 of 131 |
| AD 1812 | ≈ 1.50 million km² | 12 of 133 |
| AD 1814 | ≈ 1.60 million km² | 10 of 142 |
| AD 1815 | ≈ 1.59 million km² | 9 of 139 |
| AD 1820 | ≈ 1.95 million km² | 7 of 148 |
| AD 1822 | ≈ 2.12 million km² | 8 of 147 |
| AD 1824 | ≈ 2.35 million km² | 8 of 148 |
| AD 1825 | ≈ 2.38 million km² | 7 of 150 |
| AD 1828 | ≈ 2.40 million km² | 7 of 144 |
| AD 1830 | ≈ 2.47 million km² | 7 of 143 |
| AD 1834 | ≈ 2.75 million km² | 6 of 143 |
| AD 1836 | ≈ 2.81 million km² | 6 of 145 |
| AD 1840 | ≈ 2.95 million km² | 5 of 155 |
| AD 1842 | ≈ 3.00 million km² | 5 of 156 |
| AD 1846 | ≈ 3.52 million km² | 5 of 152 |
| AD 1848 | ≈ 3.45 million km² | 5 of 147 |
| AD 1849 | ≈ 3.47 million km² | 5 of 144 |
| AD 1853 | ≈ 3.86 million km² | 5 of 144 |
| AD 1856 | ≈ 4.20 million km² | 4 of 149 |
| AD 1857 | ≈ 4.20 million km² | 4 of 150 |
| AD 1859 | ≈ 4.30 million km² | 5 of 146 |
| AD 1860 | ≈ 4.30 million km² | 5 of 142 |
| AD 1861 | ≈ 2.50 million km² | 6 of 140 |
| AD 1862 | ≈ 3.15 million km² | 6 of 138 |
| AD 1863 | ≈ 3.32 million km² | 6 of 139 |
| AD 1864 | ≈ 3.84 million km² | 6 of 139 |
| AD 1865 | ≈ 4.01 million km² | 6 of 139 |
| AD 1866 | ≈ 5.72 million km² | 5 of 133 |
| AD 1868 | ≈ 7.95 million km² | 5 of 134 |
| AD 1870 | ≈ 8.08 million km² | 5 of 132 |
| AD 1871 | ≈ 8.07 million km² | 5 of 113 |
| AD 1873 | ≈ 8.28 million km² | 5 of 108 |
| AD 1877 | ≈ 8.85 million km² | 4 of 104 |
| AD 1880 | ≈ 8.91 million km² | 4 of 104 |
| AD 1884 | ≈ 8.91 million km² | 4 of 105 |
| AD 1885 | ≈ 8.91 million km² | 4 of 101 |
| AD 1890 | ≈ 9.40 million km² | 4 of 99 |
| AD 1895 | ≈ 9.40 million km² | 4 of 90 |
| AD 1898 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 4 of 87 |
| AD 1900 | ≈ 9.91 million km² | 4 of 84 |
| AD 1905 | ≈ 9.79 million km² | 4 of 83 |
| AD 1908 | ≈ 9.91 million km² | 4 of 79 |
| AD 1911 | ≈ 9.78 million km² | 5 of 76 |
| AD 1912 | ≈ 9.78 million km² | 4 of 77 |
| AD 1913 | ≈ 9.78 million km² | 4 of 78 |
| AD 1914 | ≈ 9.79 million km² | 4 of 76 |
| AD 1915 | ≈ 9.79 million km² | 4 of 75 |
| AD 1916 | ≈ 9.87 million km² | 4 of 71 |
| AD 1917 | ≈ 9.87 million km² | 4 of 71 |
| AD 1918 | ≈ 9.87 million km² | 5 of 80 |
| AD 1919 | ≈ 9.88 million km² | 5 of 88 |
| AD 1920 | ≈ 9.88 million km² | 5 of 84 |
| AD 1922 | ≈ 9.88 million km² | 4 of 87 |
| AD 1924 | ≈ 9.82 million km² | 4 of 86 |
| AD 1926 | ≈ 9.82 million km² | 4 of 84 |
| AD 1927 | ≈ 9.82 million km² | 4 of 84 |
| AD 1928 | ≈ 9.82 million km² | 4 of 85 |
| AD 1929 | ≈ 9.82 million km² | 4 of 85 |
| AD 1930 | ≈ 9.82 million km² | 4 of 86 |
| AD 1932 | ≈ 9.82 million km² | 3 of 88 |
| AD 1936 | ≈ 9.78 million km² | 3 of 89 |
| AD 1938 | ≈ 9.78 million km² | 3 of 88 |
| AD 1939 | ≈ 9.78 million km² | 3 of 86 |
| AD 1940 | ≈ 9.78 million km² | 2 of 77 |
| AD 1941 | ≈ 12.00 million km² | 2 of 74 |
| AD 1942 | ≈ 11.77 million km² | 2 of 75 |
| AD 1943 | ≈ 11.77 million km² | 2 of 73 |
| AD 1944 | ≈ 11.77 million km² | 2 of 73 |
| AD 1945 | ≈ 12.19 million km² | 2 of 76 |
| AD 1946 | ≈ 10.40 million km² | 3 of 83 |
| AD 1947 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 3 of 92 |
| AD 1948 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 3 of 96 |
| AD 1949 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 3 of 96 |
| AD 1950 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 3 of 94 |
| AD 1953 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 3 of 97 |
| AD 1956 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 3 of 103 |
| AD 1958 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 3 of 101 |
| AD 1960 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 2 of 107 |
| AD 1961 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 2 of 122 |
| AD 1962 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 2 of 122 |
| AD 1963 | ≈ 10.15 million km² | 2 of 129 |
| AD 1967 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 140 |
| AD 1969 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 145 |
| AD 1973 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 152 |
| AD 1974 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 152 |
| AD 1976 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 157 |
| AD 1979 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 161 |
| AD 1983 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 162 |
| AD 1987 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 164 |
| AD 1990 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 164 |
| AD 1991 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 164 |
| AD 1992 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 185 |
| AD 1996 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 186 |
| AD 2000 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 188 |
| AD 2006 | ≈ 9.88 million km² | 3 of 187 |
| AD 2008 | ≈ 9.88 million km² | 3 of 187 |
| AD 2011 | ≈ 9.88 million km² | 3 of 187 |
| AD 2014 | ≈ 9.88 million km² | 3 of 191 |
| AD 2022 | ≈ 9.88 million km² | 3 of 191 |
| AD 2024 | ≈ 9.44 million km² | 3 of 191 |
Its highest rank was in AD 1945: number 76 of 2.
In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).
Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 29 by area.
| Frame | Other country | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1941 | gained | Greenland | ≈ 2.22 million km² |
| AD 1946 | lost | Denmark | ≈ 2.22 million km² |
| AD 1868 | gained | Russian Empire | ≈ 1.58 million km² |
| AD 1866 | gained | Confederate States of America | ≈ 1.09 million km² |
| AD 1946 | gained | Empire of Japan | ≈ 567 thousand km² |
| AD 2006 | gained | Iraq | ≈ 440 thousand km² |
| AD 1900 | gained | Spain | ≈ 415 thousand km² |
| AD 1846 | gained | Republic of Texas | ≈ 375 thousand km² |
| AD 1942 | lost | Empire of Japan | ≈ 345 thousand km² |
| AD 1945 | gained | Empire of Japan | ≈ 305 thousand km² |
| AD 1862 | gained | Confederate States of America | ≈ 227 thousand km² |
| AD 1863 | gained | Confederate States of America | ≈ 170 thousand km² |
| AD 1865 | gained | Confederate States of America | ≈ 163 thousand km² |
| AD 1822 | gained | Spanish Empire | ≈ 152 thousand km² |
| AD 1780 | lost | British Empire | ≈ 130 thousand km² |
| AD 1781 | gained | British Empire | ≈ 126 thousand km² |
| AD 1908 | gained | Cuba | ≈ 121 thousand km² |
| AD 1778 | lost | British Empire | ≈ 120 thousand km² |
| AD 1945 | gained | Nazi Germany | ≈ 116 thousand km² |
| AD 1947 | gained | Great Britain | ≈ 94 thousand km² |
| AD 1864 | gained | Confederate States of America | ≈ 70 thousand km² |
| AD 1900 | gained | Fidel Castro | ≈ 57 thousand km² |
| AD 1916 | gained | Dominican Republic | ≈ 53 thousand km² |
| AD 1783 | gained | British Empire | ≈ 39 thousand km² |
| AD 1803 | gained | French Louisiana | ≈ 31 thousand km² |
| AD 1916 | gained | First Empire of Haiti | ≈ 31 thousand km² |
| AD 1791 | gained | Vermont Republic | ≈ 28 thousand km² |
| AD 1811 | gained | Spanish Empire | ≈ 25 thousand km² |
| AD 1898 | gained | Republic of Hawaii | ≈ 24 thousand km² |
Preceded by: United Colonies · Confederate States of America
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C.
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