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Out in the World: Chilean lawmakers deliver landmark victory for same-sex marriage
Wedding bells are expected to ring in Chile after lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the South American country December 7.
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The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), it is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico. With an estimated population of over 328 million, the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world (after China and India). The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.