The United States of America

The United States of America

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Washington

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States. It is not part of any state, but is a special district. The city is famous for the White House, where the president lives, the Capitol, where Congress works, and the Supreme Court. There are also many important monuments, such as the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Washington, D.C. also has famous museums, such as the Smithsonian. It is a city full of history and politics, but also has parks and modern neighbourhoods.

Supreme Court Building

Territory

The territory can be divided into areas: to the west are the Rocky Mountains, the Coastal Chains and the Sierra Nevada, in the centre are the Great Plains extending to the Appalachians and finally to the west is a coastal plain. As far as lakes are concerned, the most important system is the Great Lakes, consisting of five basins: Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario and Michigan. Among the rivers, however, the longest is the Mississippi.

Rocky Mountains

New York

New York is one of America's most symbolic cities. It is divided into five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan. The latter is in turn divided into districts, namely Soho, Chinatown, Little Italy, the Lower East Side and Greenwich Village. Ellis Island and Liberty Island, where the Statue of Liberty is located, are also part of this megalopolis. It is famous for its skyscrapers, for being the world's largest financial centre and for having the UN headquarters. Among the main attractions are the museums, such as MoMA, Metropolitan and Guggenheim. Among the most visited, however, are Central Park, at the centre of Broadway and Times Square.

Times Square

Statue of Liberty

Extent of the country, currency, religion, population and borders

Extent of the country: 9.867.000 km2Currency: dollar ($) Religion: the American population is mainly Protestant, atheist, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu. Population: 327.167.434 inhabitants Borders: America is bordered to the north by Canada, to the south by Mexico, to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

Economy

The economy in the US is very advanced, especially in the automotive, petrochemical, electronics, chemical, pharmaceutical, food, computer and even aerospace sectors thanks to NASA. Tourism is very advanced, and the best tourist attractions are mainly amusement parks such as Disneyland, DisneyWorld and Universal Studios. Another popular tourist destination is Las Vegas. The United States is very advanced with information technology thanks to the companies of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft.

NASA logo

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous monuments in the world and is located in New York, on an island called Liberty Island.It was a gift from France to the United States to celebrate the friendship between the two countries and the concept of freedom and democracy. The project began in 1875, and the statue was designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, while the internal structure was designed by engineer Gustave Eiffel. The statue is about 93 metres high and was made of copper, turning green over time due to oxidation.

The statue holds a torch in one hand, symbolising the light of liberty.In her other hand she holds a tablet, with the date of the Independence of the United States . He wears a crown with seven points, representing the seven continents and the seven seas, signifying that freedom belongs to the whole world. At his feet are broken chains, symbolising the end of slavery.For millions of immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s and 1900s, the Statue of Liberty was the first symbol of hope and a new life.

Statue of LIberty