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United States, formally known as the United States of America, is situated in Northern America, a subregion of the region Americas. Its capital city is Washington. United States is identified by various country codes. The ISO 3166-1-Alpha-2 code, commonly referred to as the 2-letter country code for United States, is US, while the ISO 3166-1-Alpha-3 code, known as the 3-letter country code, is USA. Similarly, the ISO 3166-1 numeric code for United States is 840. When connecting via phone, the dialing code for United States is +1, which is essential for initiating calls to phone numbers in United States. Online, websites in United States are distinguished by the top-level domain (TLD) .us, indicating their geographic origin. The currency utilized in United States is the US Dollar, denoted by the currency alphabetic code USD. Commonly known as the US Dollar, it is the primary currency for transactions within the country.

For a comprehensive reference encompassing major country codes, currency codes, and timezones relevant to United States, please refer the tables below:

Country details

Formal namethe United States of America
CapitalWashington
regionAmericas
Sub regionNorthern America

ISO Codes

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2US
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3USA
ISO 3166-1 Numeric840

Dialing Code

Dialing code+1

Other Country Codes

Top Level Domain.us
License plate codeUSA
UN m49 code840
GAUL code259
MARC codexxu
FIPS codeUS
WMO codeUS
IOC codeUSA
EDGAR code-
FIFA codeUSA
GS1 GTIN code000-139

Currency Codes

CurencyAlphabetic codeNumeric code
US DollarUSD840

Timezones

TimezoneOffset UTCOffset DSTTime
America / Adak−10:00−09:00
America / Anchorage−09:00−08:00
America / Atka−10:00−09:00
America / Boise−07:00−06:00
America / Chicago−06:00−05:00
America / Denver−07:00−06:00
America / Detroit−05:00−04:00
America / Fort_Wayne−05:00−04:00
America / Indiana / Indianapolis−05:00−04:00
America / Indiana / Knox−06:00−05:00
America / Indiana / Marengo−05:00−04:00
America / Indiana / Petersburg−05:00−04:00
America / Indiana / Tell_City−06:00−05:00
America / Indiana / Vevay−05:00−04:00
America / Indiana / Vincennes−05:00−04:00
America / Indiana / Winamac−05:00−04:00
America / Indianapolis−05:00−04:00
America / Juneau−09:00−08:00
America / Kentucky / Louisville−05:00−04:00
America / Kentucky / Monticello−05:00−04:00
America / Knox_IN−06:00−05:00
America / Los_Angeles−08:00−07:00
America / Louisville−05:00−04:00
America / Menominee−06:00−05:00
America / Metlakatla−09:00−08:00
America / New_York−05:00−04:00
America / Nome−09:00−08:00
America / North_Dakota / Beulah−06:00−05:00
America / North_Dakota / Center−06:00−05:00
America / North_Dakota / New_Salem−06:00−05:00
America / Phoenix−07:00−07:00
America / Shiprock−07:00−06:00
America / Sitka−09:00−08:00
America / Yakutat−09:00−08:00
Navajo−07:00−06:00
Pacific / Honolulu−10:00−10:00
US / Alaska−09:00−08:00
US / Aleutian−10:00−09:00
US / Arizona−07:00−07:00
US / Central−06:00−05:00
US / East-Indiana−05:00−04:00
US / Eastern−05:00−04:00
US / Hawaii−10:00−10:00
US / Indiana-Starke−06:00−05:00
US / Michigan−05:00−04:00
US / Mountain−07:00−06:00
US / Pacific−08:00−07:00

Neighbouring countries

CountryCapitalISO codesDialing codeTLD
Flag of CanadaCanadaOttawaCA / CAN+1.ca
Flag of MexicoMexicoMexico CityMX / MEX+52.mx

ISO 3166-2 Codes

Subdivision nameSubdivision categoryISO Code
AlabamastateUS-AL
AlaskastateUS-AK
American Samoaoutlying areaUS-AS
ArizonastateUS-AZ
ArkansasstateUS-AR
CaliforniastateUS-CA
ColoradostateUS-CO
ConnecticutstateUS-CT
DelawarestateUS-DE
District of ColumbiadistrictUS-DC
FloridastateUS-FL
GeorgiastateUS-GA
Guamoutlying areaUS-GU
HawaiistateUS-HI
IdahostateUS-ID
IllinoisstateUS-IL
IndianastateUS-IN
IowastateUS-IA
KansasstateUS-KS
KentuckystateUS-KY
LouisianastateUS-LA
MainestateUS-ME
MarylandstateUS-MD
MassachusettsstateUS-MA
MichiganstateUS-MI
MinnesotastateUS-MN
MississippistateUS-MS
MissouristateUS-MO
MontanastateUS-MT
NebraskastateUS-NE
NevadastateUS-NV
New HampshirestateUS-NH
New JerseystateUS-NJ
New MexicostateUS-NM
New YorkstateUS-NY
North CarolinastateUS-NC
North DakotastateUS-ND
Northern Mariana Islandsoutlying areaUS-MP
OhiostateUS-OH
OklahomastateUS-OK
OregonstateUS-OR
PennsylvaniastateUS-PA
Puerto Ricooutlying areaUS-PR
Rhode IslandstateUS-RI
South CarolinastateUS-SC
South DakotastateUS-SD
TennesseestateUS-TN
TexasstateUS-TX
United States Minor Outlying Islandsoutlying areaUS-UM
UtahstateUS-UT
VermontstateUS-VT
Virgin Islands, U.S.outlying areaUS-VI
VirginiastateUS-VA
WashingtonstateUS-WA
West VirginiastateUS-WV
WisconsinstateUS-WI
WyomingstateUS-WY

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FAQs

United States is situated in Northern America, which is a subregion of the continent of Americas.

Washington serves as the capital of United States.

The ISO 3166-1-Alpha-2, or two-letter country code, for United States is US, while the ISO 3166-1-Alpha-3, or three-letter country code, is USA, and the ISO 3166-1 numeric code is 840. ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, is a global federation of national standards bodies.

The dialing code for United States is +1.

The top-level domain (TLD) for United States-specific internet addresses ends with .us.

The currency code of United States includes the currency alphabetic code USD and the currency numeric code 840. The currency is referred to as the US Dollar. ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization, defining alpha codes and numeric codes for representing currencies and providing information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units.

The license plate code for United States is USA.

The UN M49 code for United States is 840. UN M49, or the Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use, is a standard used by the United Nations for statistical purposes.

The GAUL code for United States is 259. GAUL, or the Global Administrative Unit Layers, is a spatial database of administrative units for all countries worldwide. It is a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

The MARC code for United States is xxu. MARC, or machine-readable cataloging standards, are a set of digital formats for describing items cataloged by libraries, such as books, DVDs, and digital resources.

The FIPS code for United States is US. FIPS, or Federal Information Processing Standards, are publicly announced standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for use in computer systems by non-military American government agencies and government contractors.

The WMO code for United States is US. WMO, or the World Meteorological Organization, is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology, and geophysics.

The IOC code for United States is USA. The International Olympic Committee uses three-letter abbreviation country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Games. Each geocode usually identifies a National Olympic Committee.

The FIFA code for United States is USA. FIFA, or Fédration Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football), assigns a three-letter country code to each of its member and non-member countries as name abbreviations for countries and dependent areas in official competitions.

The GS1 GTIN code for United States is 000-139. GS1 is a neutral, not-for-profit, international organization developing and maintaining standards, including barcodes. The most well-known of these standards is the barcode, a symbol printed on products that can be electronically scanned.

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