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Yes, the word United States is a singular noun, a word for one country. The noun United States is a compound proper noun.

Some other country names that are singular but sound plural are The Netherlands, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina (a single country), Union of the Comoros, Netherlands Antilles, etc.

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