The United States of America is in North America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific OceanCanada and Mexico. The State of Alaska to the west of Canada and Hawaii in the Central Pacific Ocean became States in 1959.
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean, is a dependent of the USA but retains commonwealth status. The United States Virgin Islands is a US Caribbean Territory. The US also has Territories in Oceania.
There are 50 US states and 1 district: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the District of Columbia,
Washington DC (District of Columbia) is the capital and New York is the USA's largest city.
The US has a very large central plain and is mountainous in the west and east. There are mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska and the islands of Hawaii are volcanic in origin. and lies between
The climate of the US is very diverse; it is tropical in the States of Florida and Hawaii with arctic weather conditions in Alaska. Various parts of the US are prone to hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and forest fires.
Environment
The terrain of the US includes mountains, forests, grasslands, deserts, lakes, rivers and coastline. The Grand Canyon, a gorge created by the Colorado River, is one of the most spectacular sights in the US.
The varied landscape and weather conditions produce many different types of flora. Plant life, bird species and animals are conserved in the National Parks. Animals include bears, moose, deer, raccoons, chipmunks and alligators.
National Parks on the World Heritage List are Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Everglades National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, Olympic National Park, Redwood National Park, Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite National Park.
Population
The population of the USA was estimated at 303,824,640 in 2008.
Languages
English is the official language. Spanish is spoken by over ten percent the population. Hawaiian is an official language in Hawaii.
Religion
A large percentage of Americans are Christians. The United States has produced a number of evangelists such as Billy Graham.
Food
Native American food includes various breads, soups and wild green salads. Colonists brought their own culinary traditions.
Economy
The United States is a leading industrial power with a highly diverse and technologically advanced economy.
The US has benefited from a wealth of resources. It has large tracts of fertile land suitable for supporting livestock and growing timber and crops (barley, maize, oats, wheat, potatoes, groundnuts, fruit, cotton and tobacco) and possesses large resources of coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron, gold, silver, copper, lead, phosphates, zinc, magnesium and uranium. A large labour force runs its industries: iron and steel, paper, chemicals, motor vehicles, aerospace, electronics, computer hardware, telecommunications, computer software, clothes and food processing.
Sports
Sport is important in the US and is part of American school and college life. Team sports include baseball, basketball, American football, hockey and lacrosse.
American sportsmen and sportswomen take part in international events in tennis, golf and boxing and are consistently successful in the Olympic Games. There are opportunities for swimming, ice-skating and skiing. Rodeos and car racing are both very American activities. Fishing and hunting are traditional outdoor pursuits.
Holidays
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time when the American people give thanks to God. Independence Day (4 July) is an internationally known American holiday.
The Christian celebration of Christmas is observed throughout the country. The Jewish people celebrate the Festival of Hanukkah and some of the African-American communities celebrate Kwanzaa, a harvest festival.
Other holidays include New Year's Day, Inauguration Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, George Washington's Birthday/President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans' Day.
STATISTICS:
US NAMED AS IDEAL BUSINESS TRAVEL DESTINATION
This year's Country Brand Index indicates that US is still the top destination for business travel,topping the polls across all categories,although even the chaos at Heathrow Airport has not put business travellers off holding corporate meeting in the UK.
When asked which was the ideal country to do business in the US was voted top,followed by china,the UK,France and Italy.
The US was also deemed the easiest country to conduct business in ,with UK in the second,canada in third,ireland taking fourth place and france in fifth.
North America was also supposed to have the best Conference facilities in the world with Switzerland ,Germany,Singapore and United Arab Emirates following.
The rankings were pulled by well known brand consultancy FutureBrand and the PR firm Weber Shandwick. The numbers come from a global study of travel patterns, which looked into business trips, resorts and lodging options, outdoor activities and the country you would most like to live in.
Some Facts:
The highest point in the United States of America is Mount McKinley (6,194 m).
The Mississippi-Missouri is the longest river in the USA.
Six hundred and forty thousand years ago, a massive volcanic eruption took place in present-day Yellowstone Park (Wyoming). The caldera is seventy kilometres long and thirty kilometres wide. Yellowstone became the world's first National Park in 1872.
Twenty thousand years ago nomadic people, thought to have traveled from Asia, hunted mammoths and antelope in New Mexico.
Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes, is the USA's largest lake.
The Barringer Crater (Meteor Crater) in Arizona, estimated to be 49,000 years old, is 1.2 km across and 100 m deep.
The explorer Amerigo Vespucci gave his name to America.
Al Capone, one of America's most famous gangsters, made his money selling alcohol during Prohibition (anti-alcohol laws).
In 1960 a US reconnaissance plane was shot down over the USSR. Its pilot, Gary Powers, was captured but later released.
On 11 September 2001 four US planes were hijacked by terrorists; two crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, one crashed into the Pentagon and the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. It was estimated that around three thousand people were killed.
On 4 November 2008 Barack Obama was elected 44th President of the United States of America. Barack Obama is the first African-American to be elected President of the USA.
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