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North AmericaUSA
Capital Washington, D.C. · Median age 38
5 mobility routesPath to citizenshipMin presence 183 days/yrContinentalTropicalDry
The practical read for Americans weighing life in USA: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living34
Healthcare87
Safety60
Climate resilienceUnknown—
5 mobility routes
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USA in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
55 · MixedCost of living34
Tax burden76
Healthcare
87 · StrongHealthcare87
Safety & crime
50 · MixedSafety60
Low crime39
Climate
UnknownClimate resilienceUnknown—
Language & integration
90 · StrongEnglish proficiency100
Migrant acceptance79
Freedom & rights
81 · StrongRule of law78
Political stability48
Low corruption77
Personal freedom95
Freedom of speech83
Property rights95
LGBTQ+ acceptance68
Reproductive rights100
Economy & work
94 · StrongEconomic freedom94
Competitiveness84
Innovation92
Startup ecosystem100
Job market96
Prosperity92
Ease of doing business97
Quality of life
78 · StrongLiveability91
Happiness87
Life satisfaction87
Work–life balance40
Internet speed80
Education91
Low traffic67
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- English proficiency100
- Reproductive rights100
- Startup ecosystem100
- Ease of doing business97
Look closer
- Cost of living34
- Low crime39
- Work–life balance40
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Avg Precipitation
- 715 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 9.46°C (49.03°F)
- Beer Consumption
- 39.67 liters_per_capita_year
- Best Time To Travel
- May-September
- Borders
- Canada, Mexico
- Citizenship By Birth
- Yes
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 3 years
- Climate
- Highly diverse, ranging from arctic in Alaska to tropical in Hawaii, including temperate, desert, and mountainous climates
- Climate Category
- Balanced Seasons
- Coffee Consumption
- 3.19 liters_per_capita_year
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- Not applicable (this is a list of foreign consulates in the USA)
- Country Code
- +1
- Country Intro Blurb
- Famous for its beef and beaches where every meal is a barbecue and every day is a beach day
- Country Motto
- In God We Trust
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Date Format
- DMY
- Distance From New York City
- 330 km
- Driving Side
- Right-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- Yes
- Economy
- Services, industry, technology
- Famous Dance
- Candombe
- Famous Festival
- Carnival
- Famous Music
- Candombe
- Fertility Rate
- 1.624
- Funny Fact
- First country to fully legalize marijuana
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Gauchos ride pampas / Mate gourds passed in friendship / River Plate flows on
- Handgun Legislation
- Permitted
- Humidity
- 69
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KafRmuuw6NE
- Independence Day
- July 4, 1776
- Interesting Fact
- Famous for its beef and beaches where every meal is a barbecue and every day is a beach day
- Interesting Tradition
- Holds the world's longest Carnival lasting over 40 days
- Language
- English
- Life Expectancy
- 79,3
- Mandatory Military Service
- De jure
- Mcdonalds In Country
- 33
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Legal
- Migration Rate
- 3.851 per_1000_population
- National Animal
- Rufous Hornero
- National Anthem
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/us.mp3
- National Dish
- Chivito
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Football (Soccer)
- Number Of Migrants
- 1322.668 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.36200000000000004
- Passport Validity
- 10 years
- Population
- 332915073
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Mate gourd and bombilla
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates "Carnaval" the longest carnival in the world with parades and music
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 258
- Representative Novel
- The Truce by Mario Benedetti (Novel set in Uruguay)
- Reproduction Rate
- 0.781
- Residency For Naturalization
- 3
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- Legal
- Spicy Food Consumption
- 1
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to insult public officials
- Tallest Building
- Torre Antel (160 mt)
- Tea Consumption
- 9.14 liters_per_capita_year
- Time Zone
- GMT-10 to GMT-4
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.128
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.165
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 25
- Visitors Per Year
- 79.3 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal and Compulsory
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Putting a hat on the bed brings bad luck
- Wine Consumption
- 22.36 liters_per_capita_year
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for USA come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
101| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Gallup | — | unverified | — |
| Global Life-Work Balance Index | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| IMD | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| StartUp Blink | — | unverified | — |
| The Economist | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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