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America as a continent but no as a country.

In this article uses the word " America" as one of the names used to refer to the United States of America, the ponit is that "America" is a whole continent.

Isn't proper to refer that "Europe" is only France or Spain, same wise United States of America isn't only America. 2601:601:1100:78D0:E27F:976B:862D:B03E (talk) 06:16, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Read the article. "America" is not a continent. "The Americas" is sometimes used to refer to the two continents of South and North America, and "America" is a common term for the United States of America. Meters (talk) 06:28, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

I don't understand why this page continues to promote colonial language on this point. Yes, it is widely used, which is all the more reason to start explaining why it is problematic. LeFaketeur (talk) 19:56, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Basically, you want us to force people to follow your point of view because you find offensive that the majority doesn't support your views. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 21:30, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Well, basically I’d like to see a world on which nobody is erasing anybody. But I understand Wikipedia isn’t the place for it.

Imperialism brought America to the fore, resolving the country’s nomenclatural woes. Presumptuous, heedlessly expansive, it was a name to match the national character at the dawn of the century. Where earlier generations might have stopped short of fully embracing America in deference to the other American countries, the new imperium didn’t care. God hadn’t shed His grace on them, had He? The hemisphere was its to claim. To suggest otherwise was un-American.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/when-did-the-united-states-start-calling-itself-america-anyway/ LeFaketeur (talk) 06:37, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

It is a name used to refer to the USA, even if it is not used by other people in the Americas, aka America. TFD (talk) 01:41, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Proposal to update "Government" entry

I suggest updating the "Government" field. It currently says Federal presidential republic, but recent sources classify the U.S. differently: Polity Project (2025) rates it as an anocracy, V-Dem (2025) calls it an electoral democracy undergoing autocratization, and Freedom House (2025) still lists it as "Free" with noted backsliding. A possible update could be: Anocracy (federal presidential republic) Bryanr9511 (talk) 08:35, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

"Federal presidential republic under a populist autocracy" could do aswell 120.29.90.69 (talk) 01:59, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

WP:no original research is a policy. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 18:40, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Stop posting this stuff. Look at the FAQ. 73.133.27.124 (talk) 18:51, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

People will stop posting "this stuff" when US Wikipedia page starts reflecting reality instead of MAGA fantasies. 109.87.36.102 (talk) 13:11, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

It’s not reality, it is nothing but left-wing biased fear-mongering lies. 148.74.78.185 (talk) 23:11, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Image change

May someone who has Extend Protected editing powers change the old photo of the Theatre District (File:Broadway Theaters 45th Street Night.jpg) to this new one (File:Various Pictures from New York City - September, 2025.jpg)? TIA. Sermint (talk) 16:12, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Tarlby ^{(t) (c)} 17:51, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 October 2025

Change the official language from English to None, because there is no legal official language, as enacted by Congress. VivatRex17 (talk) 04:10, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. The current consensus is to list English as the official language, per the outcome of a recent request for comment. Day Creature (talk) 05:51, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Considering that multiple bills have been introduced to make English the official language of the United States after Trump's executive order, it is obvious that said EO did not make English the official language of the US and for us to state that it is is presenting falsehoods. I thought we were supposed to be an encyclopedia. We should not be lying to our readers. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 13:29, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not about the truth, it is about what is verifiable in reliable sources, and reliable sources state that English is the official language. See Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:54, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Name of Article

Why isn't the name of the article United States of America? It isn't a long title, and it is commonly used. WikusG (talk) 04:03, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

Talk:United States/FAQ, question 2. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 04:13, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

Sorry for being an idiot and asking that. WikusG (talk) 04:33, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 November 2025

Change official language of United States to English - de facto. Trumps executive order cannot change laws or federal statute ~2025-34906-53 (talk) 03:46, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: Executive Order still valid Untamed1910 (talk) 03:53, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 2 December 2025

Category:Empries ~2025-34061-41 (talk) 18:07, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

Note: Please don't create duplicate sections when you're requesting the same thing. Thank you. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 18:10, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: I presume you are asking for Category:Empires to be added to the article. While we do have an article on American imperialism (which is in that category already), the United States is not an empire in any formal sense of the word, so adding the category would not be appropriate. No other contemporary countries are included in the category. Day Creature (talk) 19:34, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 2 December 2025 (2)

Category:Empires Category:Overseas empires ~2025-34061-41 (talk) 22:06, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: I presume you are asking for Category:Empires to be added to the article. While we do have an article on American imperialism (which is in that category already), the United States is not an empire in any formal sense of the word, so adding the category would not be appropriate. No other contemporary countries are included in the category. Untamed1910 (talk) 22:09, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

edit request, Washington DC is close enough to D.C.

To conform with the Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Consecutive punctuation marks (and with dc.gov as discussed here), please change the second sentence of this article from

It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C.

to

It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, DC.

or something like

It is a federal republic of 50 states and Washington, D.C., the federal capital district.

Thank you. Wishing everyone safe, happy, productive editing. --~2025-31117-50 (talk) 00:34, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

All that is required to comply with the MOS section you cited is to omit the terminal period from the sentence, and that is exactly what has already been done. Our article here is Washington, D.C., which includes the abbreviation of District of Columbia with the periods, and there is no reason to deviate from that convention in this article. General Ization ^Talk 01:08, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Largest city parameter

It has long been established on the article New York City that this name is common because it disamb. from the state, but the proper name is "New York". In a parameter called "Largest city", wouldn't it make sense to pipe the link to New York? City is already mentioned, so why move away from the proper name? --IWI (talk) 01:59, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

It is also worth me declaring that I had issues in the past with this subject, so under no circumstances except clear consensus will I make this change myself. --IWI (talk) 02:02, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

It's more than just the "proper name". While the official name is City of New York, many stylebooks of American English, and most city media outlets like The New York Times, prefer "New York City" because that is historical common usage among the city's native and long-term residents. Bureaucratic disambiguation is only one reason for the name "New York City", and English Wikipedia (and a few others) take note of common usage. Wikipedia generally prioritizes local usage, pronunciation, and nomenclature of a place; this is generally reflected in the lead and in the infobox. Mason.Jones (talk) 15:40, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

@Mason.Jones: Fair enough. I think the issue is internationally it is most commonly "New York". --IWI (talk) 21:06, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

"Federal presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship"

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Given the recent unilateral actions taken by the executive branch of the United States, I was wondering if this would be an appropriate change to the "Government" section of the info card. Deviantsemicolon618 (talk) 05:37, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

@Deviantsemicolon618 The recent unilateral actions taken by the executive do not constitute a dictatorship, as the president (or the executive as a whole) does not possess absolute power (or near-absolute), Congress and the Courts still have power and checks and balances still exist. Nor do they constitute an authotarian state as the People still have their constitutional rights and freedoms and they have not been suppressed. MosquitoDestroyer (talk | mosquitoes destroyed) 05:44, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

@Deviantsemicolon618 Infobox, not info card. MosquitoDestroyer (talk | mosquitoes destroyed) 07:08, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 January 2026

Current text: "Goverment: Federal presidential republic" must be changed to this : "Goverment: Theoretically - Federal presidential republic. Factually - dictatorship." because such statement reflects reality more precisely. ~2026-24115-5 (talk) 13:53, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: See question 10 in the "Frequently asked questions" at the top of the talk page. Day Creature (talk) 15:01, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Venezuela administration

De facto, Venezuela is currently administered by the United States of America, even if not by de jure, and not claimed as a legitimate overseas territory or state of the USA, it de facto controls it and claims to be temporarily controlling it as a territory of the USA until the country is stabilized, Donald Trump, the president of the USA, already claimed to be the president of Venezuela, at least for now. So, I think it's better to add light green territories: "Temporarily controlled territories (Venezuela)", or "De facto controlled territories (Venezuela)". ~2025-41695-24 (talk) 07:03, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

The amount of sway the US has over Venezuela is questionable, in spite of what off-the-cuff statements by President Trump might imply. There must be other countries whose governments, depending on POV, are considered unduly solicitous of US interests, and they aren't indicated in any way at the article. In any case, you would need a reference that makes such an assertion as you are making about Venezuela. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:50, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

democracy vs anocracy

Resolved

.. random chat not really related to content we can add to the article.Moxy🍁 22:03, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

As assessed already more than a year ago by the Center for systemic Peace (https://www.systemicpeace.org/) "The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy; it has experienced a Presidental Coup and an Adverse Regime Change event (8-point drop in its POLITY score)." This also helps in the reply to the comment above on the request to introduce the term dictatorship. It is clearly not a dictatorship (yet), but it is clearly NOT a democracy according to well establish and authoritative policy centers like the one mentioned above. ~2026-86064 (talk) 08:48, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

why antiamerican? where is the source/proof that it is antiamerican? As we should give proper sources for requiring a modification, so we should for blocking them. Let's try and be objective as much as we can. It's understandable that one may not like criticisms to places/countries/parties one likes, but one should be objective as much as possible. At least one should consider these as possible comments.Soon also the economy democracy index for the USA will be revised downwards. Would that be a "reliable source" for you? ~2026-91726 (talk) 11:15, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

How is it anti-American?

Also, the Center for Systemic Peace is not the only publisher of democracy indices which does not classify the U.S. as a democracy anymore, see Democratic backsliding in the United States. Maxeto0910 (talk) 14:12, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

As noted, there is already another wikipedia entry on this. We can close this discussion for now. If more sources appear to change the classification (like the economist democracy index)then it could be reopened. ~2026-91726 (talk) 08:50, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

Do not remove other people's talk page comments, except as permitted by WP:TPO. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 12:35, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

So I can’t remove my own? FancyMelon59 (talk) 19:44, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

I removed mine on my own he didn’t do it FancyMelon59 (talk) 19:44, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

Since much of the lede feels frankly dated at this point, I would propose adding something like "As of the early 21st century, the United States has experienced significant political polarization and democratic backsliding", in addition to noting the subsequent rise of China to the end of the history pararaph describing the US as the world's sole superpower as of 1991 Iostn (talk) 20:20, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

Such proposals have been rejected because (1) U.S. polarization and backsliding are already mentioned under "History: Contemporary". How many times are enough times? (2) The article China doesn't mention the U.S. in its lead at all, so why the need for a deflection ("but China is a superpower too") in this one? Wikipedia's country leads generally don't compare and contrast subject countries with other countries (not unless one has invaded another) or acknowledge some other nation's "rise". Even the China article lead notes that China is "described as either a potential superpower or an established one"—rather unsettled, but also longwinded and off-topic for this lead. Mason.Jones (talk) 21:10, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

This is not any "deflection" of anything. The current version gives the impression that the status quo is the same as it was in 1991, something which is rapidly changing in the present day (not to mention in regards to comparisons said section also directly discusses the Soviet Union, but I digress), and the "mentioned elsewhere in the article" argument could refer to literally the entire content of the lede. Iostn (talk) 19:17, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

The United States is not a full democracy, as it is a democracy (since the People elect Congress, state legislatures, and so on), but it is not a full democracy, as the general definition of a democracy is a system of government where the People run it. In the United States however, it is not (and has never been) a full democracy (as the People don't elect the president, they just vote who the Electors will vote for president). Americans 18 and older didn't even have the ability to vote until the 26th Amendment was passed by Congress and ratified by the States in 1971 (just a bit over 50 years ago).

In regards to dictatorship or political polarization, the U.S. is not a dictatorship either, as while yes the Executive (specifically the President) has steered away from the Laws and the Constitution (such as trying to end birthright citizenship with an executive order), checks and balances still exist (such as the Courts striking that executive order down) and Congress and the Courts still have legal and constitutional power to uphold the laws.

That's just what I think about this discussion so far. MosquitoDestroyer (talk | mosquitoes destroyed) 03:25, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

@MosquitoDestroyer: None of that supports rewording this article's lead. Also, U.S. voting rights not extended to 18-year-olds until 1971 isn't really relevant. That was only one year later than in the UK (1970), but before West Germany (1972) and France (1974). American women won the right to vote in 1920, one year before Swedish women (1921) and 25 years before French women (1945). All are "democracies". Mason.Jones (talk) 16:12, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

@Mason.Jones I don't support any side, I'm just saying. MosquitoDestroyer (talk | mosquitoes destroyed) 21:45, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

History section in infobox

Would it make any sense to add the start date of the American Civil War (under 'Civil War) and the passage date of the most recent amendment to the constitution (under 'Last amended/amendment') to the history section of the main infobox? CY223 (talk) 08:49, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Didn't the United States extend its sea territories recently?

I do not see changes on the map to reflect that. Luka Maglc (talk) 12:14, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

What map are you referring to? None of the maps seem to show territorial seas. CMD (talk) 12:38, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

This one. It is shown in the info box, and hasn't been updated since 2013. - File:NOAA Map of the US EEZ.svg Luka Maglc (talk) 12:45, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Exclusive economic zones are not the same as Territorial seas, and I read your "sea territories" as referring to the latter. The change you may be thinking of is the United States claiming Extended continental shelf. These claims do not extend the EEZs, which remain restricted to 200nm, they are yet another category of maritime sovereignty. CMD (talk) 13:11, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Ok thank you so much for telling me. Luka Maglc (talk) 13:13, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 January 2026

Eldren Bahian Lorca Sr/162 world books of Guinness Records in the Philippines >{F} True/Legal ~2026-48935-8 (talk) 21:59, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. - Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 22:21, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 January 2026

write that the usa will own greenland ~2026-57059-2 (talk) 00:01, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: Wikipedia is not here to say that things that might happen will happen (see WP:CRYSTAL). IndigoManedWolf (talk) 00:32, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Hm, I would say that an edit to the map showing “territorial claims” would be accurate- but that is all as of now. ~2026-59828-7 (talk) 21:50, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Has China joined the US as a Superpower?

I note that there are posts/reverts going on on whether China has joined the US as a superpower. I note the Superpower article seems to now agree yes though still somewhat argued in Talk. At least when the US is stated to be the sole superpower this should be hedged; e.g., In the intro "The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 ended the Cold War, leaving the U.S. as the world's sole superpower." to perhaps "The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 ended the Cold War, leaving the U.S. as the world's sole undisputed superpower until the recent rise of China." This also means extending the history section to a bit past 2021 and mentioning China there. Erp (talk) 15:46, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Superpower is a horribly media sourced article - a great example of Wikipedia:Cherrypicking (that said the one section does try to explain). In the academic community this has been debated for decades... with their being no consensus on the matter , ...... media junk saying the opposite is easily found Moxy🍁 16:29, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

If no consensus, my suggestion still stands then. The article should hedge on the statement that the US is still the "sole superpower" since it is disputed (even if it wasn't disputed in 1992). Or the word should be dropped entirely. Erp (talk) 16:48, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

There has been no real change.. just some scholarly debate. Media goes back and forth every year or so on these things.... thus should not be utilized for an academic analysis.

References

The lead should reflect the body, and the current history section pays no attention to the rise of China. Besides, the sentence as it exists is perfectly factual; the U.S. was left as the world's sole superpower after the U.S.S.R.'s collapse, regardless of whether or not it is still the sole superpower. DecafPotato (talk) 01:25, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

Moxy🍁 19:13, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

American Music and Musical History

While I understand the importance and popularity of country/folk music to the American public, as well as the history of the Nashville scene, I don't think a photo of the Country Hall of Fame is the right choice at all for a brief overview of American music. Even ignoring the importance of black art forms in the history of country music, folk styles developed more concretely from European traditions than a significant amount of new American arts (see Blues, Jazz, Rap, Electronic, so on). Blues and Jazz are much more indicative of not just American innovation but also how American and world music would develop (British rock taking the blues, pop music adopting jazz harmonic sensibilities, etc). Even then, to talk more about the modern face of American music through a genre like hip-hop I think would make significantly more sense. An overwhelming amount of American music, past and present, is due to African-American musical tradition and as popular as country is, it feels strange to mitigate that. I'd nominate artists like Miles Davis (decades long career across multiple American genres and forms) or a Tribe Called Quest (first world exporters of hip-hop with feet dipped across the American musical tradition) as much better representatives of American music. ~2026-94665-0 (talk) 18:58, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Alternatively, if it's about American music as a cultural export, pop acts that developed from American styles (soul, funk) like Stevie Wonder or Michael Jackson really fit the bill much better. ~2026-94665-0 (talk) 19:02, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm a country music fan who is well aware of its impact on the development of many other genres, and even I feel that that illustration isn't really appropriate here. I would suggest something dealing with the Grammy awards or the Billboard charts. Something relevant to all American music. Save the genre specific stuff for more focused articles. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 19:51, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 February 2026

Please change ‘The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America’ to ‘The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.)’.

The term America is misleading in this case because it is a term that refers to the whole continent of the New World since 1507, named by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator. This is only until The second world war, when most American geographers agreed on seperating South- and North-America, now also referred to as ‘the Americas’. The United States of America is not ‘also known as’ America itself, this would be paradoxical.

Sources:

<Lester, Toby. “The Waldseemüller Map: Charting the New World.” Smithsonian Magazine, December 2009. Web. November 5, 2014. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-waldseemuller-map-charting-the-new-world-148815355/>

<Crane, Nicholas. Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet. London: Phoenix, 2003. Print.>

<The Myth of Continents. (z.d.). https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/l/lewis-myth.html> Roosvdm (talk) 20:21, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: See #7 of the QNA and the Etymology section. Whether or not it seems paradoxical, the truth is that most people use "America" to refer to the United States. toby ^{(t)(c)(rw)(omo)} 20:28, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

I understand, but it is still misleading. When you search ‘what is America’ on Google, the first thing you see is ‘The United States’, because of this article using the wording ‘also known as America’. Roosvdm (talk) 09:32, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Americas .....not America ... Moxy🍁 10:13, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

In English there is no continent of America, there are the 2 continents of North America and South America. The simple word America almost exclusively refers to the US. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 18:12, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 16 February 2026

Change "...allowing the United States to outpace the economies of England, France and Germany combined." to "...allowing the United States to outpace the economies of Britain, France and Germany combined." PurpleLynx797 (talk) 14:30, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Day Creature (talk) 15:43, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

https://www.britannica.com/event/Act-of-Union-Great-Britain-1707

This source clearly demonstrates that England ceased to be a sovereign state in 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. Therefore, when this Wikipedia article references European economies in the early 20th century, it should refer to the economy of Britain rather than England as, by this time, England no longer had an independent economy as it was now a constituent part of Britain. PurpleLynx797 (talk) 15:51, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

I am aware that England was part of Great Britain at the time. I'm asking if the existing sources in the article support your change or if you have other sources you could provide. Obviously sub-national entities have their own economies too, so it's a question of whether the American economy is being compared against that of all of the UK, or just England. Day Creature (talk) 15:57, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2003/09/the-world-economy_g1gh38a7/9789264104143-en.pdf

This document records the respective GDP levels of the United States, Britain, France and Germany in 1930 as $768,314,000,000, $249,551,000,000, $188,558,000,000 and $258,602,000,000. Therefore, the combined GDP of Britain, France and Germany at this time was $697,711,000,000, which was less than the United States' $768,314,000,000 GDP, so the article should refer to Britain rather than England. PurpleLynx797 (talk) 20:09, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for tracking down the source. I'll go ahead and make the change. Day Creature (talk) 20:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

"States (United)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect States (United) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 February 17 § Various parenthesis redirects until a consensus is reached. I am bad at usernames (talk · contribs) 22:13, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 February 2026

may i please edit this page Doctor dingleberry (talk) 16:32, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. --My Pants Metal (talk) 16:38, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

@Doctor dingleberry: You may only edit the page when you have more than 500 edits and if your account is 30 days old. Until then, you will have to make edit requests. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 16:43, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 February 2026 (2)

~2026-11275-02 (talk) 19:57, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

leader1 {kolton donally}

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. LizardJr8 (talk) 20:16, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

English official language infobox

An executive order can not establish an official language. The wiki page for that executive order even states so. There is no congressional legislation so there is no official language. Same as Gulf of Mexico and Kennedy Center, which there’s already been much discussion about. ~2026-87337-6 (talk) 02:38, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

I was wondering if their was any prior consensus to add it to the infobox. cookiemonster755 ^(talk) 17:29, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 February 2026

Please GDP Change"$30.616 trillion"to"$30.779 trillion" with 2025 year according to bea

Reikaze0216 (talk) 06:06, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

References

Removing culture and society subsections

Given that the article size is already way over 13,000 words and that the section already gives a good summary of the USA's culture and society, i think the subsections are excessive detail. Cognsci (talk) 14:46, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

• Preferences → Gadgets → Browsing → Prosesize: add a toolbox link to show the size of and number of words in a page (direct link), and then save.

Moxy🍁 16:01, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Demonym

I think we should reconsider having only "American" listed as the Demonym for this entry. As animosity is mounting against this country more accurate names are being used intentionally to differentiate between inhabitants of the Americas (Americans) and citizens of the United States of America (also inaccurately referred to as Americans).

"Citizens of the United States" etc. would be verbose and differ from each usage of the demonym. I've seen "Usanian" used a lot recently and that could perhaps be listed as an alternative to "American". ~2026-37622-9 (talk) 01:47, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Sources are needed before any change happens. Plus, long-term use of these terms are essential (I've never heard of the demonym "Usanian" in my life). toby ^(t)(c)(rw) 01:51, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Is there data/a source to back up this being a commonly used demonym? I wouldn't think so based on my own experience but if there is it could be added. I'm not sure if that demonym is more "accurate" but maybe more specific, but I don't know of, for example, any major English-language publications that use it. IndigoManedWolf (talk) 01:53, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

I've never heard nor seen any use of "Usanian" in my entire life, that's a first time. MosquitoDestroyer (talk) | :) 03:03, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Yes, USAnian is a pretty well-established colloquial demonym but it still needs to be sourced without original research from editors. I mean, it's trivially easy to find how common it is in various corpora like COCA (it is not very frequent in that particular corpus, probably because it's colloquial and possibly also less common in AmE), but that is a textbook case of original research. Still, it can't be hard to find attestations. --bonadea contributions talk 09:07, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

1) The claim that "USAnian" is well-established is simply not true, at least in English language sources. 2) This question is already addressed in the FAQ at the top of this talk page, and further elucidated in American (word) as well as Demonyms for the United States. There is no widely accepted alternative to American as a demonym for US citizens in the English language. I understand that this usage of the word American annoys some people, but neither actual usage nor this article are going to change any time soon because of their annoyance. This entire conversation is a waste of time. CAVincent (talk) 10:08, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

@bonadea -- You're obviously referring to the term "USonian", which dates back several decades. It never caught on at all. "USAnian" is even more marginal, and calling it "pretty well-established" is hyperbole several times over. "American" is overwhelmingly established usage in all varieties of English (British, Canadian, American, Australian, Irish). All efforts to replace it or qualify its usage in English Wikipedia are premature -- unless perhaps Greenland is invaded and transatlantic relations come to a grinding and permanent halt. Mason.Jones (talk) 18:54, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

you are definitely right and i respect that and i would like to ask a question would be glad if you reach out Liv morgan74 (talk) 20:26, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Americans are people in the United States, not people in the continents, most commonly. The correct demonym in American. ~2025-34669-99 (talk) 18:13, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

"is American" not "in" ~2025-34669-99 (talk) 18:14, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

"American/America" are very common for use to accurately refer to the people of the USA/the USA itself.

Countless examples: Songs "American Pie" and "God Bless America"

Other languages "Amerikaan" (a person, Dutch), "Americano(a)" (a person, Italian), "Marekani" (the country, Swahili).

Companies "Bank of America" (stylized logo of the American flag, and "Nowhere, though, do our roots run as deep as in the U.S.") and American Textile Company

Dictionaries Cambridge (a non-American source: "of or relating to the United States of America") and Merriam-Webster ("a native or inhabitant of the U.S. : a U.S. citizen")

Other things: American football, cafe Americano, etc.

"Animosity" should never be used as justification to alter things. 2 Salukis (talk) 23:45, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

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I think this edit should be made because demonyms for the United States mentions lesser used demonyms for the United States in the alternative terms section and listing all of them in this article might make the note too long.

~2026-14451-69 (talk) 23:17, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done Lova Falk (talk) 08:17, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

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I believe this is how the wikitext in the article is meant to be shown. Treetop-64bit (talk) 01:29, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done not by me though. Lova Falk (talk) 05:52, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

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Please change the creation of the united states from 249 years ago to 250 years ago The0Professional (talk) 16:07, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Not done for now: It will be updated automatically after July 4th (Independence Day). Annh07 (talk) 16:17, 12 March 2026 (UTC)