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US
Many people aren't keen to visit the US, perceiving it as being like the
bland stereotype which is pushed around the world's media. More fool
them - nothing could be further from the truth. If one is willing to
look off the beaten track, an interesting and diverse culture will
reveal itself.
There is plenty to see and do here too, and the country's enormous size
means that it is possible to find almost any weather conditions, any
landscape and any people! It's also a pretty easy country in which to
travel. It's geared up for visitors, and most of those are impressed
with the superb customer service and friendly people.
Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean
and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Official name: United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Principal city: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago
Continent: North America
Time: GMT -5 to -12 (The time in United States is currently
12:34) |
Geographic coordinates: 38 00 N, 97 00 W
Map references: North America
Area:
total: 9,629,091 sq km
land: 9,158,960 sq km
water: 470,131 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Area—comparative: about one-half the size of Russia; about
three-tenths the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South
America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China;
about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe
Climate: mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida,
arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi
River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter
temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January
and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky
Mountains
Terrain: vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low
mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska;
rugged,
Ethnic groups: white 83.5%, black 12.4%, Asian 3.3%, Amerindian
0.8% (1992)
note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US
Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American
descent (especially of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in
the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian,
etc.)
Religions: Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other
4%, none 10% (1989)
Languages: English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) |
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