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The United States of The United States of AmericaAmerica The U.S.A. is a federal republic of 50 states. The U.S.A. is a federal republic of 50 states.

Besides the 48 contiguous states that occupy the Besides the 48 contiguous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska at the north-western includes the state of Alaska at the north-western extreme of North America and the island state of extreme of North America and the island state of Hawaii in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The conterminous Hawaii in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The conterminous states are bounded on the north by Canada, on the states are bounded on the north by Canada, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico and on the west by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The national capital is Washington, Pacific Ocean. The national capital is Washington, which is coextensive with the District of Columbia, which is coextensive with the District of Columbia, the federal capital region created in 1790.the federal capital region created in 1790.

The total area of the United The total area of the United StatesStates The total area of the United States is The total area of the United States is

3,679,192 square miles (9,529,063 3,679,192 square miles (9,529,063 square kilometres), making it the fourth square kilometres), making it the fourth largest country in the world in area (after largest country in the world in area (after Russia, Canada and China). Outlying Russia, Canada and China). Outlying territories and other politically associated territories and other politically associated areas in the Pacific Ocean and the areas in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea add approximately 4,000 Caribbean Sea add approximately 4,000 square miles to this figure. square miles to this figure.

The United States contains a highly diverse The United States contains a highly diverse population; but, unlike a country such as China that population; but, unlike a country such as China that largely incorporated indigenous peoples, its diversity largely incorporated indigenous peoples, its diversity has to a great degree come from an immense and has to a great degree come from an immense and sustained global immigration. Probably no other sustained global immigration. Probably no other country has a wider range of racial, ethnic and country has a wider range of racial, ethnic and cultural types than does the United States. In cultural types than does the United States. In addition to the presence of surviving native addition to the presence of surviving native Americans (including American Indians, Aleuts and Americans (including American Indians, Aleuts and Eskimo) and the descendants of Africans taken as Eskimo) and the descendants of Africans taken as slaves to America, the national character has been slaves to America, the national character has been enriched, tested, and constantly redefined by the enriched, tested, and constantly redefined by the tens of millions of immigrants who by and large have tens of millions of immigrants who by and large have gone to America hoping for greater social, political gone to America hoping for greater social, political and economic opportunities than they had in the and economic opportunities than they had in the places they left.places they left.

Statue of LibertyStatue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty

National Monument National Monument officially celebrated her officially celebrated her 100th birthday on October 100th birthday on October 28,1986. The people of 28,1986. The people of France gave the Statue to France gave the Statue to the people of the United the people of the United States one hundred and States one hundred and seventeen years ago in seventeen years ago in recognition of the recognition of the friendship established friendship established during the American during the American Revolution.Revolution.

Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid

cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United bridges of either type in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects States. Completed in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), and was the first steel-wire m), and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed. It was suspension bridge constructed. It was originally referred to as the New York originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and as the East and Brooklyn Bridge and as the East River Bridge, but it was later dubbed River Bridge, but it was later dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge, a name coming the Brooklyn Bridge, a name coming from an earlier January 25, 1867, letter from an earlier January 25, 1867, letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle , and formally so named by the Eagle , and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since its city government in 1915. Since its opening, it has become an icon of New opening, it has become an icon of New York City, and was designated a York City, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.[Landmark in 1972.[

DisneylandDisneyland Disneyland Park, Disneyland Park,

originally Disneyland, is the originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and theme park designed and built under the direct built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only was originally the only attraction on the property; its attraction on the property; its name was changed to name was changed to Disneyland Park to distinguish Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the expanding it from the expanding complex in the 1990s.complex in the 1990s.

HollywoodHollywood Although Hollywood Although Hollywood

is a neighborhood in is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, for some Los Angeles, for some it's more a state-of-it's more a state-of-mind. "I'm going to mind. "I'm going to Hollywood," say Hollywood," say young hopefuls who young hopefuls who dream of acting in dream of acting in movies or on movies or on television.television.

RRelatively young elatively young countrycountry The United States is relatively young The United States is relatively young

by world standards, being barely more by world standards, being barely more than 200 years old. America was the first than 200 years old. America was the first of the European colonies to separate of the European colonies to separate successfully from its motherland, and it successfully from its motherland, and it was the first nation to be established on was the first nation to be established on the premise that sovereignty rests with the premise that sovereignty rests with its citizens and not with the government.its citizens and not with the government.

CConstant problemonstant problem of social and of social and economic inequalityeconomic inequality

Although the United States still offers Although the United States still offers its residents opportunities for its residents opportunities for unparalleled personal advancement and unparalleled personal advancement and wealth, the depletion of its resources, wealth, the depletion of its resources, contamination of its environment, and contamination of its environment, and continuing social and economic inequality continuing social and economic inequality that Perpetuates areas of poverty and that Perpetuates areas of poverty and blight all threaten the fabric of the blight all threaten the fabric of the country.country.

QuizQuiz11..What is USAWhat is USA??2. 2. WWhichhich is the total area of the United is the total area of the United

States States ??3.3. Which the most popular place in the USA Which the most popular place in the USA

you know?you know?44. . The USA is The USA is old country?old country?55. . WhichWhich a constant problema constant problem have USA have USA??6.6. If you want to visit the USA If you want to visit the USA??