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According to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency in 2023, China continued to be the primary source of fentanyl being imported into the United States, killing over 100 Americans every day. [128] Over a two-year period, close to $800 million worth of fentanyl pills were illegally sold online to the US by Chinese distributors.
The United States census (plural censuses or census) is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States. It takes place every ten years. It takes place every ten years. The first census after the American Revolution was taken in 1790 under Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson .
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . [ 3 ]
The United States has 50 states and 5 territories that each elect a governor to serve as chief executive of the state or territorial government. [1] The sole federal district , the District of Columbia , elects a mayor to oversee their government in a similar manner.
A topographic map of the United States. The United States is the world's third-largest country by total area behind Russia and Canada. [d] [165] [166] The 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia occupy a combined area of 3,119,885 square miles (8,080,470 km 2).
Lincoln's health, personnel, and planning departments are joint city/county agencies; most city and Lancaster County offices are in the County/City Building. The most recent city general election was held on May 4, 2021. [183] Since Lincoln is the state capital, many Nebraska state and United States Government offices are in
The opening ceremony flag-bearers for the United States were baseball player Eddy Alvarez and basketball player Sue Bird. [2] Javelin thrower Kara Winger was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. [3] For the third consecutive time in the Summer Olympics, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes (285 men and 330 ...
The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day , the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census , [ 1 ] this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses.