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The United States of America (USA) are located in North America. There are fifty States in the USA. Each State has its capital.

Two States are separated from the others: Alaska is in the northwest of Canada and Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean.

The capital city of the USA is Washington, D. C.

These letters mean "District of Columbia" and it's another name for the capital.

The capital city doesn't belong to any State. It is located between the States of Virginia and Maryland.

You may be surprised but Washington is also the name of one state!

So if you want to talk about the capital, you should say: "Washington D.C." or "D.C."

The Capitol – the USA Government Building – and the White House are in Washington, D.C. There are also many museums, historical buildings and beautiful parks all over the city.

The 50 stars on the blue square represent the 50 states.

New York City is the most populated city in the USA. More than 8 million people live there. New York has many world-famous attractions: the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and Time Square.

New York's nickname is "The Big Apple".

The first people in the USA were the "Native Americans" or "American Indians". In 1492 Christopher Columbus reached America. It took a few more years until settlers arrived from all over the world and made the USA their home.

In the 17th century, slaves were brought from Africa and their descendants are the African-Americans.

The largest cities in the USA are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas and Phoenix.

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The US President is elected every 4 years. Barack Obama is the current President.

Americans love to watch and play many sports. The most popular sports are baseball and basketball. Baseball is "the national pastime". The NBA is the most famous basketball league in the world.

Hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken, pizza and apple pie are very popular in the USA. Immigrants from all over the world have brought into the USA their traditional cooking, too. Americans love Italian, Chinese and Mexican dishes.

Fast food is rich in calories and not so good for your health! Many Americans try to eat healthier food, and salad bars have become very popular.

Halloween is a festival celebrated in the USA on October 31st. Kids dress up as ghosts, witches, devils or skeletons. They knock on their neighbors' doors and say: "Trick or Treat!"

The Grand Canyon is located in the State of Arizona. It is one of the wonders of the world. It is a deep valley made of red, pink, purple, green and yellow rocks. The Colorado River runs through it.

Disney World is loved by kids from all over the world. It is located in Orlando, a city in the State of Florida.

Disney World is a "magic land" where you can meet the Disney characters, watch wonderful shows and go on amazing rides. There is a special park where you can see great animals too.

Many words are different in American and British English! Let's look at some words for food:

UK: biscuit

USA: cookie

UK: chips

USA: fries

UK: maize

USA: corn

UK: aubergine

USA: eggplant

UK: sweets

USA: candy

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