The usa

The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world with the population of about 280 million people. The total area of the country is about 9.8 million square kilometers.

Its territory covers the southern part of North America and extends from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. It also includes Alaska which is separated from Russia by the Bering Strait and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The USA borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. It also has a sea-border with Russia.

There are lowlands and mountains in the US among which the highest ones are the Rocky Mountains, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada. America’s most important rivers are the Mississippi which is one of the longest rivers in the world, the Missouri, the Rio Grande and the Columbia. There are the well-known Great Lakes located on the border with Canada.

The climate of the country differs a lot. The climate of Alaska is arctic, that of the central part is continental and the south with its hot winds blowing from the Gulf of Mexico has a subtropical climate.

The USA is one of the most developed industrial countries. It is rich in coal, oil, iron and other minerals which form a solid base for the development of America’s industry. The United States is one of the leading countries in the world economy in such industries as mining, metallurgy, electronics and space engineering, chemicals, textiles, leather and footwear. As for agriculture the US has the developed animal husbandry and arable farming.

Though mainly European and African in origin, there are people of nearly all races and nations in the US.

The US is a federal Union of 50 states and a District of Columbia where the capital of the country, Washington, is situated. The US Constitution divides the government into three branches: the executive branch headed by the President, the legislative one exercised by the Congress and the judicial branch. The Congress includes the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Washington

Washington is the capital of the United States of America. It is located in the District of Columbia which got its name in honour of Columbus, the discoverer of America. Washington, D.C. is situated on the banks of the Potomac River between two states, Maryland and Virginia. The city was founded in 1791 by George Washington, who became the first American President, and since that time the city has been the federal capital.

The population of Washington of nearly 1 million people.

The Capitol is the seat of American Congress. It’s the highest building in Washington as there is a law restricting to build anything higher than the Capitol.

The official residence of the President of the USA is the White House It is the oldest capital’s building.

There are memorials dedicated to the three American Presidents. They are the Washington Memorial built in honour of the first President, the Lincoln Memorial devoted to Abraham who was the author of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Jefferson Memorial devoted to the third President who published the Declaration of Independence.

Tourists often visit the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of Natural History and the Library of Congress which holds nearly five million books.