United States of America

The United States of America (USA or US) is a nation on Earth that formed in CE 1776 and rose to become one of the world's two "superpowers" -- along with the USSR -- following World War II. Numerous SD.net Board members come from the United States.

The US in International Politics

The USA is a large federal republic located in North America, notable for being very large (with a population of over 300 million), powerful (its Navy is by far the largest in the world and has a global reach), and doing some questionable actions that have made its government unpopular with the rest of the world. Among these being its lax environmental and business policies and the war in Iraq. Denizens of this republic are usually referred to as 'Americans', much to the consternation of the other residents of the the other nations on the continent it shares and its more southerly neighboring continent.

Americans as a whole tend to be very patriotic. Unfortunately, this emotion can easily be perverted into a mindset that it is criminal to criticize or question the government.

The US in Science Fiction

The US is frequently a setting for science fiction stories and even science fiction series, Stargate being notable among them.