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USA

The USA is one of the largest countries in the world. It is situated in the central part of the North American continent. The area of the USA is over nine million square kilometres. It is washed by the Pacific Ocean and by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west and east coasts respectively. The most northern part of the USA is Alaska,, the largest state, separated from the rest of the country by Canada. The population of the United States is nearly 250 million people, and most of the people live in towns. People of different nationalities live in the USA. The official language of the country is English.

The capital of the country is Washington DC. It was named in honour of the first President, George Washington. As the USA is a large country, the climate is different in different regions. For example, the Pacific coast is a region of mild winters and warm, dry summers, but the eastern continental region has more rainfall.

The region around the Great Lakes has changeable weather. There are many mountains in the USA. For example, the highest peaks of the Cordilleras in the USA are 6,193 and 4,418 metres.

The main river of the country is the Mississippi. But there are many other great rivers in the USA: the Colorado in the south and the Columbia in the northwest. There are five Great Lakes between the USA and Canada.

The USA produces more than 52 per cent of the world's corn, wheat, cotton, and tobacco. There are many big cities in the country. They are Washington DC (the capital of the country), New York (the city of contrasts, financial and business centre of the USA), Boston (with many colleges and universities), Chicago (one of the biggest industrial cities in the USA), San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Detroit (one of the biggest centres of the automobile industry).

The USA has an Academy of Sciences. There are many scientific institutions, museums, libraries, theatres and other interesting places in the country. The USA is a highly developed industrial country. The USA is rich in mineral resources, such as aluminium, salt, zinc, copper, and others. The country is rich in coal, natural gas, gold and silver, too.

It is a world leader in the production of coal, iron, oil, natural gas

Such industries as the automotive industry, and shipbuilding are highly developed in the country.

Editor's note, in English we don't use the word machine for cars and automobiles, car/automobile manufacturing is the automotive industry.

American agriculture produces a lot of food products: grain, fruit, and vegetables.

The USA is a federal republic, consisting of fifty states. Each of these states has its own government.

The Congress is the national legislative body, and consists of 2 houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The president is the head of state and the government.

He or she is elected for four years.