Through no longer series of colonies , the united states retains close ties to britain as

An equal nation state.

The relationship between the United States & the United Kingdom is known as "the Special Relationship."

The relationship has, at times, frayed, but historically due to a shared heritage and close economic ties, the United States & the United Kingdom are close allies and partners.

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the median of the data is 4.

step-by-step explanation:

the median means the middle number of a given number.

to decide which one is the median, arrange in ascending or descending order. but sometimes, you may find two(2) number in the middle, but it's easy, just add them together and divide by 2.

so,   determine the median of the data. 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

it is already arranged, count 3 times forward and 3 backward and the one left is your answer.

2,3,3,4,5,7,9

our answer is 4.

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