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United States of America

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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Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Stable

2.0 /10 risk

  • Security 1.0
  • Legitimacy 7.1
  • 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.

Capital
Washington D.C.
Population
335,000,000 inh.
Area
9,833,520 km²
Currency
USD
Regime
Federal presidential republic

Executive in office

Donald Trump

Head of State

Donald Trump

since 2025.01.20 Parti républicain

Government in office 6 members

Denise Hinton

administrateur de la santé publique des États-Unis

Denise Hinton

since 2025.01.20 health

Darío Gil

Under Secretary of Energy for Science

Darío Gil

since 2025.09.08 energy

Jacob Helberg

United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

Jacob Helberg

since 2025.01.20 energy

Kelly Loeffler

Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Kelly Loeffler

since 2025.02.20 Parti républicain

Lee Zeldin

administrateur de l'Agence de protection de l'environnement des États-Unis

Lee Zeldin

since 2025.01.29 Parti républicain

Susie Wiles

chef de cabinet de la Maison-Blanche

Susie Wiles

since 2025.01.20 Parti républicain

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

28.75 T$

2024 ↑ +5.3 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

84,534 $

2024 ↑ +4.3 % vs 2023

Growth

2.8 %

2024 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2023

Inflation

2.9 %

2024 ↓ -1.2 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

4.2 %

2025 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

118.0 %

2024 ↑ +1.1 pt vs 2023

Defense / GDP

3.4 %

2024 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

78.9 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.6 % vs 2023

Foreign military footprint Wikipedia · presse spécialisée

Bases abroad 12

  • Allemagne (Ramstein, Spangdahlem)
  • Italie (Aviano, Vicenza)
  • Royaume-Uni (Lakenheath)
  • Japon (Yokosuka, Kadena, Misawa)
  • Corée du Sud (Camp Humphreys)
  • Bahreïn (5e flotte)
  • Qatar (Al-Udeid)
  • Émirats (Al-Dhafra)
  • Djibouti (Camp Lemonnier)
  • Pologne (rotation)
  • Australie (Pine Gap, Tindal)
  • Diego Garcia

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

Bases abroad

Allemagne (Ramstein, Spangdahlem) Italie (Aviano, Vicenza) Royaume-Uni (Lakenheath) Japon (Yokosuka, Kadena, Misawa) Corée du Sud (Camp Humphreys) Bahreïn (5e flotte) Qatar (Al-Udeid) Émirats (Al-Dhafra) Djibouti (Camp Lemonnier) Pologne (rotation) Australie (Pine Gap, Tindal) Diego Garcia

Armed forces 567 units listed · Wikidata

Air Force 299 Special 4 Navy 14 Army 21

Armée

U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command

2025

Armée

United States Army Caisson Platoon

Armée

White Sands Test Center

centre de lancement de White Sands

Corps d'armée

VII corps

Commandement

11th Theater Aviation Command

Commandement

1st Mission Support Command

Commandement

1st Special Forces Command

2014

Commandement

200th Military Police Command

2008

Commandement

311th Theater Signal Command

Commandement

32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command

Commandement

335th Theater Signal Command

1953

Commandement

3rd Medical Command

1942

Commandement

409th Support Brigade

Redstone Arsenal 2008

Commandement

412th Engineer Command

1924

Commandement

416th Engineer Command

Commandement

46th Military Police Command

Commandement

76th Operational Response Command

Commandement

7th Signal Command

1975

Commandement

807th Medical Command

1944

Commandement

80th Training Command

Commandement

84th Training Command

Commandement

94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command

2005

Commandement

Air Force Special Weapons Center

1949

Commandement

Arctic Aviation Command

2024

Commandement

Armia Stanów Zjednoczonych

1957

Commandement

Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

Commandement

Army Air Forces Training Command

1943

Commandement

Army Geospatial Center

2009

Commandement

Army Reserve Medical Command

2005

Commandement

Combined Forces Command

1978

Commandement

Commandement allié Transformation

نورفولك 2003

Commandement

Flight Control Command

1943

Commandement

Joint Force Command Norfolk

2018

Commandement

Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense

Commandement

Joint Interoperability Test Command

Commandement

Joint Special Operations Command

1980

Commandement

Korean Communications Zone

1952

Commandement

Major Command

Commandement

Marine Corps Installations East

2011

Commandement

Naval History & Heritage Command

1944

Commandement

Naval Network Warfare Command

2002

Commandement

Naval Special Warfare Command

Coronado 1987

Commandement

New Bern District Brigade

Commandement

Security Force Assistance Command

2018

Commandement

Special Operations Command Pacific

1965

Commandement

Sustainment Command

Commandement

United States Army Combined Arms Support Command

Fort Lee

Commandement

United States Army Financial Management Command

Commandement

United States Army Medical Command

Fort Sam Houston 1993

Commandement

United States Army Recruiting Command

Commandement

United States Army Reserve Command

1908

Commandement

United States Army Reserve Legal Command

2009

Division

16th Division

1917

Division

18th Division

1917

Division

19th Division

1917

Division

20th Division

1917

Division

FAST

1987

Division

First Army Division East

2007

Division

First Army Division West

2007

Division

Military Intelligence Service Captured Personnel & Material Branch

+ 507 more units · Wikidata data

Nuclear posture

Puissance nucléaire P5 (TNP)

5,044 estimated warheads 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 · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.66/1

#51 démocratie libérale

Freedoms (Freedom House)

83/100

Free

Corruption (CPI)

65/100

#282024

Press freedom (RSF)

70/100

#552024

Military posture SIPRI · 2023

Global spending rank

#1

SIPRI Top 40

Annual budget

916.0 Md$

2023

Defense effort

3.4 %PIB

2023

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #1 Béryllium 2024
  • #1 Hélium 2024
  • #2 Molybdène 2024
  • #5 Cuivre 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

2,020 Md$

Imports

3,120 Md$

Balance

-1,100 Md$

Top exports

  • Pétrole raffiné + brut 257 Md$
  • Avions et hélicoptères 95 Md$
  • Médicaments 87 Md$
  • Voitures et pièces 81 Md$
  • Circuits intégrés 49 Md$

Top imports

  • Voitures et pièces 243 Md$
  • Pétrole brut 172 Md$
  • Téléphones / smartphones 112 Md$
  • Ordinateurs 94 Md$
  • Médicaments 94 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 100%
  • GBR 92%
  • FRA 88%
  • DEU 90%
  • RUS 14%
  • CHN 18%
  • ISR 91%
  • IND 42%
  • BRA 45%

Abstention: 6% · Absences: 2%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

  • NPT

    1968 Ratified

  • CTBT

    1996 Signed, not ratified

  • TPNW

    2017 Not party

  • Rome Statute

    1998 Not party

  • Genocide

    1948 Ratified

  • Geneva

    1949 Ratified

  • Ottawa Mine Ban

    1997 Not party

  • Oslo Cluster Munitions

    2008 Not party

  • Arms Trade Treaty

    2013 Signed, not ratified

  • Paris Agreement

    2015 Ratified

Bilateral visits — 24 months Wikipedia · communiqués officiels

Outgoing visits

  • 2025-09-23

    Royaume-Uni · Visite d'État

    Trump-Starmer · OTAN, commerce

  • 2025-06-15

    Pays-Bas · Sommet OTAN La Haye

    Engagement 5% PIB défense

  • 2025-02-14

    France · Sommet IA Paris

    AI Action Summit · accord déclaratoire

  • 2024-11-15

    Pérou · Sommet APEC + G20 Brésil

    Dernière tournée Biden

Incoming visits

  • 2025-04-21

    Italie

    Meloni · tarifs + Ukraine

  • 2025-02-24

    Ukraine

    Zelensky · clash bureau Ovale

  • 2025-04-17

    Royaume-Uni

    Starmer · OTAN, accord commercial

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2026-11-03

    Mid-terms (Chambre + 1/3 Sénat)

    Contrôle Congrès — base trumpienne testée

  • 2028-11-07

    Présidentielle + Congrès

    Succession Trump (limite mandats)

Last election

  • 2024-11-05

    Présidentielle

    Donald Trump (R) — participation 64.0%

  • 2022-11-08

    Mid-terms

    GOP Chambre, DEM Sénat

Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR

HDI

0.927/1

#202024

Top 10% (wealth)

70.7 %

WID

Gini

41.5

élevé

Refugees hosted

363,000

UNHCR 2024

Refugees originating

63,000

UNHCR 2024

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

Composer · John Stafford Smith

Alliances

  • OTAN
  • G7
  • G20
  • AUKUS
  • Five Eyes
  • Conseil de sécurité ONU

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