United States Area

Area: total: 9,826,675 sq km
land: 9,161,966 sq km
water: 664,709 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia

Year	Area	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	9,629,091	9
2004	9,631,418	9	0.02 %
2005	9,631,418	9	0.00 %
2006	9,631,420	9	0.00 %
2007	9,826,630	9	2.03 %
2008	9,826,630	9	0.00 %
2009	9,826,675	9	0.00 %	NA

Definition: This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

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