1.Fact File on the USA
| Number of states : |
fifty, two of the state, ALaska and Hawaii, stand alone |
| Area: |
9,809,000 sq km |
| Population: |
289,500,000 (2000 Census) |
| Density: |
29.8 people per sq km |
| Capital: |
Washington DC, in the Dostrict of Columbia, An area set aside for the national capital |
| Other major cities: |
New York, Los Angeles, San Francesco, Chicago, Detroit |
| Highest mountain: |
Mount McKinley (6,194 m) |
| Longest river: |
Missisipi (3,900 km) |
| Largest lake: |
Lake Michigan (57,800 sq km) |
| Form of Government: |
Federal Republic |
| Head of state: |
President, elected to a four-year term |
| Currency |
U.S Dollar ($) |
| Religion: |
Protestants 56%, Roman Chatolic 27%, Jewish 2%, other 7%, none 8% |
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2.A country, a continent
| The USA os the third largest country in the world. It is so big that the country passes through five zones: Easter time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time and Alaskan time. This mean that the difference between the time in Alaska and the time in New York id four hours. Also, because of its castness, the USA has a varied landscape and climate: it goes from arid deserts in Nevada to deep green forests in Virginia, to wide grassy in the Prairies. |
California coastline |
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