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Since 1924
Area
9,629,091 sq. km.
Population
341,784,857 (2025).
Capital
Washington, D.C., with 693,645 inhabitants (2025).
Currency
U.S. dollar (USD) ($1 = 100 cents).
Language
English (with sizeable Spanish speaking minority).
Main trading partners
Mexico, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, U.K., Republic of Korea, Japan, and Germany.
The United States is one of the largest countries in the world in both population and area, and is located in the center of North America. There are fifty state governments in addition to the Federal Government. The intellectual property laws of the U.S. are now over 200 years old, with the first patent and copyright acts enacted in 1790, and are effective in the United States proper and Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa.
| Applications filed | Issued | |
|---|---|---|
| Patents (FY 2025) | ||
| Utility patents | 475,223 | 328,948 |
| Design patents | 64,087 | 51,825 |
| Plant patents | 818 | 824 |
| Trademarks (FY 2025) | ||
| Registrations | 622,905 | 440,689 |
| Renewals | 100,283 | 89,053 |