All related terms of 'the States'

a federal republic mainly in North America consisting of 50 states and the District of Columbia : colonized principally by the English and French in the 17th century, the indigenous inhabitants being gradually defeated and displaced ; 13 colonies under British rule made the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and became the United States after the War of American Independence. The northern states defeated the South in the Civil War (1861–65). It is the world's most productive industrial nation and also exports agricultural products. It consists generally of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Plains in the centre, the Appalachians in the east, deserts in the southwest , and coastal lowlands and swamps in the southeast . Language: predominantly English; Spanish is also widely spoken. Religion : Christian majority . Currency : dollar . Capital: Washington , DC. Pop: 324 459 463 (2017 est). Area: 9 518 323 sq km (3 675 031 sq miles)

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the American Civil War

during WWII, the overall army forces of the U.S., including the Regular Army, the Organized Reserves , the National Guard , and Selective Service personnel

the presiding judge of the U.S. Supreme Court

those members and units of the National Guard that have been accorded federal recognition as a reserve component of the Army or Air Force of the U.S.

part of Malaysia , in the S Malay Peninsula , constituting Peninsular Malaysia: consists of the former Federated Malay States , the former Unfederated Malay States, and the former Straits Settlements . Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Pop: 17 144 322 (2000). Area: 131 587 sq km (50 806 sq miles)

a territory of the US in the Caribbean , consisting of islands west and south of the British Virgin Islands: purchased from Denmark in 1917 for their strategic importance . Capital: Charlotte Amalie. Pop: 104 737 (2013 est). Area: 344 sq km (133 sq miles)

the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Bahrain , Qatar , the United Arab Emirates , and Oman