Flag of United States of America

Formal Name:	United States of America
Local Name:	United States
Local Formal Name:	United States of America
Region:	North America
Associations:	NATO, United Nations
Capital City:	Washington D.C.
Main Cities:	Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, San Francisco
ISO 3166 Code:	U
Population:	306,088,000
Area:	9,826,630km²
Currency:	1 United States dollar = 100 cents
Languages:	English, Spanish, many other
Religions:	Protestant, Roman Catholic, Judaism, Islam

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Flag of the United States of America
Date Flag first adopted: 4th July, 1960
Description: 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico.