FLAG : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Flag description:
13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom)
alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the
upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small,white, five-
pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of
six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five
stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13
stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old
Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a
number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia,
Malaysia, and Puerto Rico
Map of United States of America with State Names
HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT U S A
In 1492, explorer Christopher Columbus, reached the
shores of Caribbean islands.
In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldsee müller
produced a world map on which he named the lands of the
Western Hemisphere "America" after Italian explorer and
cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
The former British colonies first used the country's modern
name in the Declaration of Independence, which was the
"unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of
America" adopted by the "Representatives of the united States
of America" on July 4, 1776
HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT U S A
During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were
added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the
North American continent and acquired a number of overseas
possessions.
The first president of United States of America was George
Washington
Name : United States Of America
Motto : In God We Trust
Capital : Washington, D.C.
Independence Day: July 4, 1776
Geographic Location :
38 00 N, 97 00 W
Area : Total 9,826,630 sq km
country comparison to the world: 9
land: 9,161,923 sq km
water: 664,707 sq km
Population : 2009 estimate
306,751,000[2] (3rd4)
Currency : United States dollar ($)
Government : Federal constitutional republic
President : Barack Obama (D)
Vice President : Joe Biden (D)
Language : English with significant Spanish-
speaking minorties (10.7%)
Literacy : Total population: 99%
Male: 99% Female: 99%
(2003 estimate)
Largest city : New York City
Politics of the United State :
The United States has operated under a two-
party system for most of its history
Democratic Party, founded in 1824,
The Republican Party, founded in 1854.
The winner of the 2008 presidential election,
Democrat Barack Obama, is the 44th U.S.
president and the first African American to hold
the office
National Bird: Bald Eagle
National Flower: Rose
Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"
ECONOMY
The US has the largest and most technologically powerful
economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $48,000.
USA has a market-oriented economy, private individuals and
business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and
state governments buy needed goods and services
predominantly in the private marketplace.
The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis,
investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit
pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008.
Budget: (2008 est.)
Revenues: $2.524 trillion
Expenditures: $2.979 trillion
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.2% (2008 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) : 2008 estimate
$14.264 trillion
Per capita $46,859
Agriculture - products:
wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables,
cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish;
forest products
Industries:
leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and
technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles,
aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food
processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Exports: $1.377 trillion f.o.b. (2008 est.)
Imports - commodities:
agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%),
capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor
vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods
31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) (2003)
Top 10 American Companies - 2009 Ranking
Exxon Mobil
Wal-Mart
Chevron
ConocoPhillips
General Electric
General Motors
Ford Motor
AT&T
Hewlett-Packard
Valero Energy
SOURCE : Fortune500
Sectors contributing to USA economy
GREATEST AMERICANS
RONALD REAGAN
ABRAHIM LINCON
MARTIN LUTHER KING
GORGE WASHINGTON
BENJAMIN FRAKLIN
GORGE W. BUSH
BILL CLINTON
ELVIS PRESLEY
OPRAH WINFREY
FRANLIN D. ROOSEVELT
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/greatestamerican/greatestamerican.html
References :
www.wikipedia.org
www.cia.gov
www.blogtactic.com
www.worldtravelguide.net
www.discovery.com
George Washington Barack Obama
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