<page_title> List of countries and dependencies by population </page_title> <section_title> Sovereign states and dependencies by population </section_title> <table> <cell> 3 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States <col_header> Country (or dependent territory) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 329,125,000 <col_header> Population </col_header> </cell> </table>
The U.S. is the third most populous country.