United States
Current time in Washington
Washington is the capital of the United States, in North America.
| Capital | Washington |
| Continent | North America |
| Time zones | UTC−10, UTC−9, UTC−8, UTC−7, UTC−6, UTC−5 (clocks change for daylight saving — dates) |
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) |
| Calling code | +1 |
| Internet domain | .us |
| Area | 9,629,091 km² (3,717,813 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | Canada, Mexico, Cuba |
Travelling to the United States
| Emergency numbers | 911 — police, ambulance and fire |
| Plugs and sockets | Type A, Type B |
| Mains electricity | 120 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
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Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.