[Rick29881]

That's an interesting question. If you take a moment to think about it, you'll realize that the USA doesn't really have a name. United States is just a descriptor and America, as you point out, is the continent. People call the USA 'America' for lack of anything better to call it. Also, before the North America was divided up into separate countries, people in Europe just referred to the continent: America.

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