FACTS
Motto : In God We Trust(Official)
E Pluribus Unum (traditional)
Latin : Out of Many, One
Anthem : The Star-Spangled Banner
Capital : Washington, D.C.
Largest city : New York City
National language : English
HISTORY
• 12,000 B.C : North American Indian culture flourished
• A.D. 1000 : Norse seaman , Leif Ericsson lands in Newfoundland, which he called
Vinland
• 1492 : Christopher Columbus, financed by Spain, makes the first of four voyages
to the New World
• 1513 : Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed on the coast of Florida
• 1565 : Saint Augustine, Florida settled by the Spanish, becomes the first
permanent European colony in North America
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• 1775–1783 : American Revolution-War of independence fought between
Great Britain and the 13 British colonies on the eastern seaboard of
North America.
• Battles of Lexington and Concord, Mass., between the British Army and
colonial minutemen, marked the beginning of the war (April 19, 1775).
• 1776 : Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in
Philadelphia (July 4).
• 1783 : Great Britain formally acknowledged American independence in
the Treaty of Paris, which officially brings the war to a close .
• 1789 : George Washington is became the first president of the United
States.
GEOGRAPHY
World's third largest country by size
Comprises of 50 states and a federal
district
Largest state - Alaska
Border countries : Canada on north &
Mexico on south
Border oceans : North pacific &
North Atlantic ocean
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AREA :
• Total : 9,826,675 sq km
ELEVATION EXTREMES :
• Lowest point : Death Valley : 86 m
• Highest point : Mount McKinley : 6,194 m
TERRAIN :
• Vast central plain
• Mountains in west
• Hills and low mountains in east
• Rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska
• Volcanic topography in Hawaii
DEMOGRAPHY
Population : 313,232,044
Population growth rate : 0.98%
World’s third largest country by population
Age structure
0-14 years : 20.1%
15-64 years : 66.8%
65 years and over : 13.1%
Major cities – population
• New York : 19.3 million
• Los Angeles : 12.675 million
• Chicago : 9.134 million
• Miami : 5.699 million
• Washington, D.C. : 4.421 million
CULTURE
• Western culture influenced by European cultures
• USA is an ethnically and racially diverse country as result of large-
scale immigration from many different countries throughout its
history
Religion
Christians-78.5%
Jewish-1.7%
Buddhist-0.7%
Muslim-0.6%
Others-2.5%
Languages
English -82.1%
Spanish -10.7%
other Indo-European -3.8%
Asian and Pacific island -2.7%
other- 0.7%
IMPORTANT SYMBOLS
1. Statue of liberty
2. Bald eagle
3. Liberty bell
4. Uncle sam
5. USA flag
CUISINES
Denny breakfast
Chicken fried steak
Meat loaf with sauce Long john silver
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FESTIVALS
Christmas Independence Day-July 4
Kite festival - January
Thanks giving day - 4th Thursday, November
Halloween – Oct 31st
SPORTS
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POLITICAL SYSTEM
• Constitution-based federal republic
• Strong democratic tradition
• Chief of state & head of government :
President : Barack H. Obama
• Vice President : Joseph R. Biden
• 3 levels of government : Federal,State,Local
• Dominance of only 2 main parties
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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Economy
Largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world
• Capitalist mixed economy
• Largest national GDP in the world
• Per capita GDP : $47,400
• GDP growth rate : 2.7%
• Unemployment : 8.9%
• Inflation : 2.7%
• Poverty : 14.3%
• Largest importer of goods and third largest exporter
• The New York Stock Exchange is the world's largest by dollar volume
• Government is the leading field of employment : 21.2 million
• The largest private employment sector is health care and social assistance : 16.4
million
TRADE
EXPORTS : $1.27 trillion
• Exports - commodities
Agricultural products , industrial supplies, capital goods ,
consumer goods
• Exports - partners
Canada , Mexico , China , Japan , UK , Germany
IMPORTS : $1.903 trillion
• Imports - commodities
Agricultural products , industrial supplies , capital goods,
consumer goods
• Imports - partners
China , Canada , Mexico , Japan , Germany
Industries
• Second largest industrial output in world
• 3rd largest producer of oil & largest importer
• Petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace,
telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing,
consumer goods, lumber, mining
Industrial production growth rate : 3.3%
TOURISM
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
MOUNT RUSHMORE
GRAND CANYON
NIAGRA FALLS,NY
STATUE OF LIBERTY
DISNEY WORLD TIMES SQUARE,NY CITY
GOLDEN GATE
TRADE
Tax System
• complex system
• Imposed in federal, state and local governments
• Tax burden low for individuals
• Tax burden high for companies
