A simple question that has puzzled our minds for a while.
The question in question (???) is: What is the difference between United States of America (USA) and America? Are they the same or are they different?
Many people think that the United States of America and the Americas are synonymous, i.e. they mean the same thing.
They are wrong.
United States and Americas (aka Americas) are two different terms that refer to two different things.
In this article, we will clear all your doubts about the difference between USA and Americas.
Let’s start.
What is the difference between United States and America ?
The United States of America is a country that, compared to America, is a continent.
The term Americas or Americas refers to the entire Western Hemisphere, including the continents of North and South America.
In other words, the continents of North America and South America together make up the Americas or simply the Americas. About 28.4% of the world’s land area is the Americas. From north to south, the Americas stretch for about 14,000 km.
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Source: Wikipedia | America
While the United States of America or the United States of America refers to a country located on the North American continent.
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Source: national online project
The United States of America is a country located in North America and consists of 50 states. Often abbreviated as the United States, it is a federal republic and the third largest country in the world by both area and population. As of May 2023, the population of the United States is 340 million or 339,96,563; it has a total area of 9.83 million square kilometers.
The difference is obvious, but there is confusion about it.
This confusion stems from the fact that when someone says they are from the US or are American, they are most likely referring to the United States of America and not the two continents.
To reiterate, the United States of America (US) or simply the United States of America (US) refers to a country consisting of 50 states in North America. While the American plural refers to the continents of North America and South America. Canada, Mexico, USA, Brazil, Colombia and many other countries located in the Americas.
This brings us to the next query:
What is the difference between USA and USA ?
ARE NOT.
There is no difference between the United States of America (USA) and the United States (US). Both terms refer to a country located in North America. They are similar and are often used as synonyms.
So if you want to refer to a country located on the North American continent, you can use USA or USA. Both terms are correct.
To summarize the article, the difference between the United States and the Americas is that the United States or the United States is a country located in the Americas or the Americas, the latter includes the continents of North America and South America.
However, the term Americas (not to be confused with Americas) in modern usage refers to the United States of America.
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