SELECT DISTINCT COUNT(?uri) WHERE {?uri <http://dbpedia.org/ontology/foundationPlace> <http://dbpedia.org/resource/United_States> . ?uri <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type> <http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Company>}
How many companies were started in the states?
SELECT DISTINCT COUNT ( ?n ) WHERE { ?n property:foundation_place resource:United_States . ?n rdf:type ontology:Company }
1128
There are [1128] companies whose foundation place is United States.
[1,128] companies are based in the United States.