The United States is a country located in the Western Hemisphere, bordering both Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.
It consist of 48 contiguous States on the American Continent, plus Alaska peninsula and Hawaii (an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean)
The term "United States" means Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands of the United States too.
Of course, we can't forget the Capital district: Washington DC
The United States total area: 3,537. 441 square miles ( 9,826,630 square Kilometers)
Including water, by total area, the US is the third or fourth (in competition with China) biggest country in the world (its rank depends on whether one includes two territories claimed by India but governed by China when calculating China size)
First place in this ranking has Russia ( twice size than the USA) and Canada second place. Mexico has the 13th place (a very bad luck number! :-) ) The United States is half size of South America, half size of Russia and twice size or the European Union.
The population: 306,000,000 inhabitants, from several multicultural origins: White (80%), Black (12%), Asian (6%) and Amerindian (Indians, Alaska and Hawaii native: 2%). The Hispanics aren't considered a "special" race, nevertheless there are just 20,000,000 people just with "Mexican roots" plus people from Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc.A singular aspect: in Mexico, the median age is 26 years old, in comparison, USA 37 and European Union 42. (I would like in Europe, with people from my age :-) )
The principal symbols from the US are: the Flag, for the most people known, the Seal and the "motto" "In God we trust".
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