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United States Introduction Background Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

United States Government Country name conventional long form: United States of America; conventional short form: United States; abbreviation: US or USA

Maine Latitude Facts: 44.6074 and Maine Longitude Facts: -69.3977

United States People Birth rate (births/1,000 population) 14.18 births/1,000 population (2008 estimate)

United States People Median age (years )total: 36.7 years; male: 35.4 years; female: 38.1 years (2008 estimate)

Maine's County Facts:

Androscoggin County Aroostook County Cumberland County Franklin County Hancock County Kennebec County Knox County Lincoln County Oxford County Penobscot County Piscataquis County Sagadahoc County Somerset County Waldo County Washington County York County

United States Government Suffrage 18 years of age; universal

Source: CIA - The World Factbook