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Location: North America
Population: 314 million
Form of Government: Representative Democracy
Date of Constitution: 1789, amended most recently in 1992
Key Facts: the Constitution is not the original governing document for the U.S.; it was adopted when the Articles of Confederation proved unwieldy.
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United States of America. 1789. "The Constitution of the United States of America." Washington, D.C.