🦅 North America
Flag of United States
🎨 What the flag means
The United States flag has 13 red and white stripes and a blue rectangle with 50 white stars. The stars stand for the 50 states, and the stripes for the 13 original colonies. The colours had no official meaning at first, but they are widely said to mean: white for purity, red for hardiness and bravery, and blue for vigilance, perseverance and justice.
📊 Quick facts
- 👥 Population
- 340.1 million (2024)
- 🏙️ Capital
- Washington D.C.689.5 thousand people (2020)
- 🗣️ Main language
- English
✨ 3 fun facts
- In 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 mission made the first crewed landing on the Moon.
- Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain in North America.
- The United States has 64 national parks, including the Grand Canyon, carved by the Colorado River.