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Full Name: |
United States of America (USA) |
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Capital City: |
Washington DC |
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Area: |
9,630,000 sq km / 3,718,143 sq miles |
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Population: |
290,000,000 |
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Time Zone: |
GMT/UTC -5 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
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Language: |
Spanish (other)
Spanish has effective dual-language status in parts of southern California, New Mexico, Texas and Miami.
Native American languages (other)
There are 400,000 speakers of Native American dialects.
English (essential)
American English encompasses a multitude of regional accents of differing degrees of intelligibility.
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Religion: |
Protestant (56%), Roman Catholic (28%),
Jewish (2%), Muslim (1%)
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Currency: |
US Dollar |
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Must See: |
Black Hills National Forest, Central Park, Death Valley National Park, Getty Center,Highway 395, Historic Voodoo Museum, Mt Rushmore National Monument, New Orleans, Niagara Falls, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Smithsonian Institute, Statue of Liberty
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At a glance
The USA is home to several of the world's most exciting cities, some truly mind-blowing landscapes, a strong sense of regionalism, a trenchant mythology, more history than the country gives itself credit for and, arguably, some of the most approachable natives in the world. With ahistory of mass immigration dating from the17th century, the U.S. prides itself on its "melting pot" of different cultures from around the globe. Because of its size and because nearly all citizens are descended from diverse immigrants, there is no single universal "American" culture.
America is the birthplace of the shopping mall, and suburbs in particular have miles and miles of strip malls, or long rows of small shops with shared parking lots, usually built along a high-capacity road (the "strip").The US is most popular with travellers during the summers.
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