German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly ...

What remains is "inland" America, with only a short stretch of Gulf coast as its own outlet to the world seas. Or as the map ...

We rendered this data in the following map: Some highlights from the survey: 81% of Americans approve of their country, but three countries have a higher opinion of the U.S. — Ghana (83% ...