USA · North America
United States of America
Top global economic and military power, permanent UNSC member, issuer of the world's reserve currency. Trade doctrine in protectionist retreat since 2025.
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Nuclear power: 3,700 estimated warheads. FAS
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The Institute's composite reading
Stable
2.1 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 7.0
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 6.7
- Influence 10.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 10 people and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (11), Al-Shabaab (Somalia) (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 82 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 18 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 18 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Washington D.C.
- Population
- 335,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 9,833,520 km²
- Currency
- USD
- Regime
- Federal presidential republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Donald Trump
Government in office 16 members
secrétaire d'État des États-Unis
Marco Rubio
secrétaire à la Défense des États-Unis
Pete Hegseth
secrétaire à l'Intérieur des États-Unis
Doug Burgum
secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure des États-Unis
Markwayne Mullin
secrétaire au Trésor des États-Unis
Scott Bessent
secrétaire à l'Éducation des États-Unis
Linda McMahon
secrétaire à la Santé et aux Services sociaux des États-Unis
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
secrétaire à l'Énergie des États-Unis
Chris Wright
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Kelly Loeffler
administrateur de l'Agence de protection de l'environnement des États-Unis
Lee Zeldin
secrétaire au Commerce des États-Unis
Howard Lutnick
secrétaire au Logement et au Développement urbain des États-Unis
Scott Turner
secrétaire au Travail des États-Unis
Keith Sonderling
secrétaire aux Anciens Combattants des États-Unis
Doug Collins
secrétaire aux Transports des États-Unis
Sean Duffy
secrétaire à l'Agriculture des États-Unis
Brooke Rollins
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
435 seats
Chair Mike Johnson
Inception 1789
Sénat des États-Unis
100 seats
Chair JD Vance
Inception 1789
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
30.77 T$
GDP / capita
90,027 $
Growth
2.2 %
Inflation
2.9 %
Unemployment
4.2 %
Debt / GDP
115.8 %
Defense / GDP
3.4 %
Life expectancy
78.9 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Abroad 32
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Diego Garcia
British Indian Ocean Territory · Archipel des Chagos
Anglo-American base. The 2025 treaty hands the Chagos to Mauritius and keeps the base under lease.
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Spangdahlem Air Base
Germany · Spangdahlem
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Naval Support Activity Souda Bay
Greece · Crète
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9
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Aviano Air Base
Italy · Aviano
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11
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Naval Air Station Sigonella
Italy · Sicile
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13
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Fleet Activities Sasebo
Japan · Sasebo
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Kadena Air Base
Japan · Okinawa
Okinawa hosts about 70% of the land reserved for US forces in Japan.
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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Japan · Ginowan, Okinawa
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Misawa Air Base
Japan · Misawa
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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Japan · Iwakuni
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Camp Arifjan
Kuwait · Koweït
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Aegis Ashore Redzikowo
Poland · Redzikowo, près de Słupsk
Aegis Ashore site integrated into NATO missile defence in 2024.
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Camp Kościuszko
Poland · Poznań
Forward headquarters of V Corps, first permanent US garrison in Poland.
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Al Udeid Air Base
Qatar · Al-Udeid
Largest US base in the Middle East, forward post of Central Command.
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Osan Air Base
South Korea · Pyeongtaek
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Kunsan Air Base
South Korea · Gunsan
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Al Dhafra Air Base
United Arab Emirates · Abou Dabi
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RAF Lakenheath
United Kingdom · Suffolk
Largest US Air Force base in the UK, F-35A and F-15E fighters.
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RAF Mildenhall
United Kingdom · Suffolk
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Rotational
Marine Rotational Force – Darwin
Australia · Darwin
Military capabilities Wikipedia · IISS Military Balance résumés
Active
1,328 000
Reserve
800 000
Land
- 2,509 M1 Abrams Char de combat
- 4,641 M2 Bradley VCI
- 4,187 Stryker VBM
- 1,283 M109 Paladin Artillerie auto.
- 547 HIMARS LRM
Air
- 600 F-35A/B/C Chasseur 5e gén.
- 184 F-22 Raptor Chasseur 5e gén.
- 783 F-16 Chasseur
- 532 F/A-18 Super Hornet Chasseur naval
- 19 B-2 Spirit Bombardier furtif
- 76 B-52 Bombardier strat.
- 396 KC-135 Stratotanker Ravitailleur
Naval
- 11 Porte-avions classe Nimitz/Ford CVN nucléaire
- 14 SSBN classe Ohio SNLE
- 53 SSN classe Virginia/Los Angeles/Seawolf SNA
- 73 Destroyers classe Arleigh Burke Destroyer Aegis
- 9 Croiseurs classe Ticonderoga Croiseur
- 4 Sous-marins lanceurs missiles Ohio SSGN
Armed forces 559 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 559 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Armée
U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command
Armée
United States Army Caisson Platoon
Armée
White Sands Test Center
Corps d'armée
VII corps
Commandement
11th Theater Aviation Command
Commandement
1st Mission Support Command
Commandement
1st Special Forces Command
Commandement
200th Military Police Command
Commandement
311th Theater Signal Command
Commandement
32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command
Commandement
335th Theater Signal Command
Commandement
3rd Medical Command
Commandement
409th Support Brigade
Commandement
412th Engineer Command
Commandement
416th Engineer Command
Commandement
46th Military Police Command
Commandement
76th Operational Response Command
Commandement
7th Signal Command
Commandement
807th Medical Command
Commandement
80th Training Command
Commandement
84th Training Command
Commandement
94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
Commandement
Air Force Special Weapons Center
Commandement
Arctic Aviation Command
Commandement
Armia Stanów Zjednoczonych
Commandement
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
Commandement
Army Air Forces Training Command
Commandement
Army Geospatial Center
Commandement
Army Reserve Medical Command
Commandement
Combined Forces Command
Commandement
Commandement allié Transformation
Commandement
Flight Control Command
Commandement
Joint Force Command Norfolk
Commandement
Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense
Commandement
Joint Interoperability Test Command
Commandement
Joint Special Operations Command
Commandement
Korean Communications Zone
Commandement
Major Command
Commandement
Marine Corps Installations East
Commandement
Naval History & Heritage Command
Commandement
Naval Network Warfare Command
Commandement
Naval Special Warfare Command
Commandement
New Bern District Brigade
Commandement
Security Force Assistance Command
Commandement
Special Operations Command Pacific
Commandement
Sustainment Command
Commandement
United States Army Combined Arms Support Command
Commandement
United States Army Financial Management Command
Commandement
United States Army Medical Command
Commandement
United States Army Recruiting Command
Commandement
United States Army Reserve Command
Commandement
United States Army Reserve Legal Command
Division
16th Division
Division
18th Division
Division
19th Division
Division
20th Division
Division
FAST
Division
First Army Division East
Division
First Army Division West
Division
Military Intelligence Service Captured Personnel & Material Branch
+ 499 more units · Wikidata data
Nuclear posture
Puissance nucléaire P5 (TNP)
3,700 estimated warheads · FAS 2026 since 1945
Triade complète, pas de no-first-use
Triad
- ICBM
- SLBM / SNLE
- Strategic aviation
Strategic chokepoints 2 control point(s)
- borde Détroit de Béring Avec Russie · porte arctique-Pacifique
- influence Canal de Panamá Traité Carter-Torrijos
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.73/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
81/100
Corruption (CPI)
64/100
Press freedom (RSF)
63/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#1
Annual budget
929.2 Md$
Defense effort
3.1 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Béryllium 64 % 2024
- #1 Hélium 47 % 2024
- #2 Molybdène 16 % 2024
- #5 Cuivre 5 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
2,020 Md$
Imports
3,120 Md$
Balance
-1,100 Md$
Top exports
- 12.7% Pétrole raffiné + brut 257 Md$
- 4.7% Avions et hélicoptères 95 Md$
- 4.3% Médicaments 87 Md$
- 4.0% Voitures et pièces 81 Md$
- 2.4% Circuits intégrés 49 Md$
Top imports
- 7.8% Voitures et pièces 243 Md$
- 5.5% Pétrole brut 172 Md$
- 3.6% Téléphones / smartphones 112 Md$
- 3.0% Ordinateurs 94 Md$
- 3.0% Médicaments 94 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
100%
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GBR
92%
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FRA
88%
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DEU
90%
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RUS
14%
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CHN
18%
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ISR
91%
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IND
42%
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BRA
45%
Abstention: 6% · Absences: 2%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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NPT
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CTBT
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TPNW
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Rome Statute
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Genocide
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Geneva
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Ottawa Mine Ban
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Oslo Cluster Munitions
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Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Bilateral visits, last 24 months Wikipedia · communiqués officiels
Outgoing visits
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2025-09-23
Royaume-Uni · Visite d'État
Trump-Starmer · OTAN, commerce
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2025-06-15
Pays-Bas · Sommet OTAN La Haye
Engagement 5% PIB défense
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2025-02-14
France · Sommet IA Paris
AI Action Summit · accord déclaratoire
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2024-11-15
Pérou · Sommet APEC + G20 Brésil
Dernière tournée Biden
Incoming visits
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2025-04-21
Meloni · tarifs + Ukraine
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2025-02-24
Zelensky · clash bureau Ovale
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2025-04-17
Starmer · OTAN, accord commercial
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2026-11-03
House of Representatives and Senate
Contrôle Congrès — base trumpienne testée
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2028-11-07
Présidentielle + Congrès
Succession Trump (limite mandats)
Last election
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2024-11-05
Présidentielle
Donald Trump (R) · turnout 64.0%
312 vs 226 grands électeurs (Harris)
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2022-11-08
Mid-terms
GOP Chambre, DEM Sénat
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.938/1
Top 10% (wealth)
70.7 %
Gini
41.8
Refugees hosted
457,647
Refugees originating
3,667
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Kosovo
- Sahara marocain
Does not recognize
- Palestine
- Crimée russe
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#1
42% du marché mondial
Doctrine
National Defense Strategy 2022 — primauté Indo-Pacifique
Prime contractors
- Lockheed Martin
- RTX (Raytheon)
- Boeing
- Northrop Grumman
- General Dynamics
- L3Harris
Key platforms
- F-35
- Patriot/HIMARS
- Tomahawk
- Aegis
- Trident II
National anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- OTAN
- G7
- G20
- AUKUS
- Five Eyes
- Conseil de sécurité ONU
- UN
- OECD
- WTO
- OSCE
- APEC
- OAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 53,263 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 56,958, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · FAS 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01