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{{CountryIB
| title = United States of America
| country = United States
| capital = Washington D.C.
| largest = New York City
| language = English
| ws = Latin
| domain = .us
| phone = +1
| side = Right
| generation = 1, 2, 3, 4
| wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
| br = true
| region = Mainland North America
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    <th><b>[[U.S. States]]</b></th>
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    <td style="text-align:center">{{US States ImageMap}}</td>
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    <td style="text-align:center">States</td>
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    <td style="text-align:center">{{US States Table|type=list}}</td>
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The United States of America is the largest country in North America and the third largest in the world in terms of population.
== Useful Knowledge ==

== Google Car ==
The United States is covered by all 4 generations and is the most covered country in the world. Both the expanse of land and coverage makes it difficult to identify where you are based on the Google Car.

== License Plates ==
Identifying where you are based on the license plates is a widely used tactic by players. For the United States however, it can be very difficult. All 50 states, and most territories, have their own license plates. That means it can be tedious to learn the license plates of each state, but if you do, it will help you identify where you are faster and more accurately.

== Street Signs ==
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States/Road_signs

== Bollards ==

== Roads ==
===[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System Interstate System]===
[[File:United States Interstate Map.png|thumb|left|United States Interstate Map, via [https://www.thoughtco.com/interstate-highways-1435785 ThoughtCo.]]]
[[File:United States Interstate Road Signs.png|right|thumb|United States Interstate Road Sings, via [https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States/Road_signs OpenStreetMap.org]]]

The United States Interstate system is one of the largest systems of roadways in the world. At least one interstate runs through each of the 48 contiguous states. As shown in the [[#Street Signs|Street Signs]] section, the United States Interstate system primarly uses a sign with white lettering, a blue background, and a red heading at the top which reads "INTERSTATE". Occasionally, an Interstate will have white lettering with a completely green background, and it will typically have "BUSINESS" as the header instead of "INTERSTATE". Either way, both signs signify you are on an Insterstate.

Interstates do not have a set speed limit; it is different in each state. That being said, typically the speed limit ranges from 50 MPH and 75 MPH in more in the majority of the open parts in the country.

Since Interstates are in the majority of US States, there is no "tell" as to which Interstate you are on unless you find the number or recognize an exit.

While it's good know when you are on an Interstate, it is probably not vital to memorize the location of each Interstate due to the visibility of the Interstate Roads on the map in GeoGuessr.

*If an interstate ends in zero or an even number, it travels from east to west. If it ends in a odd number, the interstate travels north to south.
*Interstate Numbers from South to North and West to East.
*Interstate Numbers with triple digits are branches off the the interstate of the last 2 digits. ex: I-405 branches off I-5 (thanks Gaelan)
**If the first digit is even it generally bypasses or goes around a city.
**If the first digit is odd, it's generally a spur that provides access to destinations in the middle of a city.
*Interstates exits are sequentially numbered, meaning the exit numbers should increase or decrease by 1 each exit.

===[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highway_System State Highway Systems]===
Each state has their own set of highways. This means each state has the ability to differentiate their highways from others. Because state highways are often confusing and complex, it's probably best learn easier ways to recognize where you are, like nearby cities on exit signs.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
!colspan="10"|State Highway Systems
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Highways_in_Alabama Alabama]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alaska_Routes Alaska]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_routes_in_Arizona Arizona]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Highway_System Arkansas]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_highways_in_California California]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Colorado Colorado]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_routes_in_Connecticut Connecticut]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_State_Route_System Delaware]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_Highway_System Florida]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_routes_in_Georgia_(U.S._state) Georgia]
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Hawaii Hawaii]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Idaho Idaho]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_State_Highway_System Illinois]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_highways_in_Indiana Indiana]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_Primary_Highway_System Iowa]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Kansas Kansas]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_highways_in_Kentucky Kentucky]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Louisiana Louisiana]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_State_Highway_System Maine]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_highway_system Maryland]
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Highway_System Massachusetts]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_State_Trunkline_Highway_System Michigan]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Minnesota Minnesota]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_State_Highway_System Mississippi]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_State_Highway_System Missouri]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana_Highway_System Montana]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_State_Highway_System Nebraska]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_routes_in_Nevada Nevada]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire_Highway_System New Hampshire]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_highways_in_New_Jersey New Jersey]
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_roads_in_New_Mexico New Mexico]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_highways_in_New_York New York]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_System North Carolina]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_North_Dakota North Dakota]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_highways_in_Ohio Ohio]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Oklahoma Oklahoma]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_highways_in_Oregon Oregon]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Route_System Pennsylvania]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_routes_in_Rhode_Island Rhode Island]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_State_Highway_System South Carolina]
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_South_Dakota South Dakota]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_Route_System Tennessee]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_state_highway_system Texas]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Utah Utah]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Vermont Vermont]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_highways_in_Virginia Virginia]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_highways_in_Washington Washington]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Highway_System West Virginia]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Trunk_Highway_System Wisconsin]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Wyoming Wyoming]
|-
|}

== Area Codes ==
[[File:United States Area Codes.png|left|900px|United States Area Code Map, via [https://www.allareacodes.com/area-code-map.htm AllAreaCodes.com]]
Area codes can be extremely useful to find out where you are. Phone numbers in the united states are typically listed as (XXX) XXX - XXXX. A phone number starting in +1 (800), 1 (800), or just (800) is a commercial phone number and has no link to the region you are in, so don't pay much mind to it.

== Postal Codes ==
Postal codes in the United States are called Zip Codes. ZIP Codes are typically used for postage. They typically are written on postage, so you usually will not be able to see them. If you find only a ZIP code, which is very rare, you will be able to narrow down which state you are in.
[[File:United States Zip Codes Map.png|left|thumb|United States ZIP Codes Map, via [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ZIP_Code_prefixes Wikipedia.org]]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+ First Digit of the ZIP Code
! #
! Where it is Found
|-
| 0 
| Connecticut (CT), Massachusetts (MA), Maine (ME), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), Puerto Rico (PR), Rhode Island (RI), Vermont (VT), Virgin Islands (VI), APO Europe (AE), FPO Europe (AE)
|-
| 1 
| Delaware (DE), New York (NY), Pennsylvania (PA)
|-
| 2 
| District of Columbia (DC), Maryland (MD), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV)
|-
| 3 
| Alabama (AL), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Mississippi (MS), Tennessee (TN), APO Americas (AA), FPO Americas (AA)
|-
| 4 
| Indiana (IN), Kentucky (KY), Michigan (MI), Ohio (OH)
|-
| 5 
| Iowa (IA), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), North Dakota (ND), South Dakota (SD), Wisconsin (WI)
|-
| 6 
| Illinois (IL), Kansas (KS), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE)
|-
| 7 
| Arkansas (AR), Louisiana (LA), Oklahoma (OK), Texas (TX)
|-
| 8 
| Arizona (AZ), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), New Mexico (NM), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT), Wyoming (WY)
|-
| 9 
| Alaska (AK), American Samoa (AS), California (CA), Guam (GU), Hawaii (HI), Marshall Islands (MH), Federated States of Micronesia (FM), Northern Mariana Islands (MP), Oregon (OR), Palau (PW), Washington (WA), APO Pacific (AP), FPO Pacific (AP)
|}

== Infrastructure ==
Infrastructure across the United States is very different across different states and regions (possibly outside of the Interstate Highway system).

== Environment ==
As with infrastructure, the United States is so big that it has massive variations in environment based on where you are in the country. Learning the environemnt by region, or even by state, is helpful.

== [[U.S. States|States]] ==
{{US States Table}}
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		<th colspan="2">United States Territories</th>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>States</td>
		<td>{{US States Table|type=list}}</td>
	</tr>
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