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united states of america
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The border between Canada and the
USA is the world’s longest land
border between any two countries.
Hawaii
Hawaii is the only state that is not on
the North american mainland. The eight
main islands of the group are some 2,397 miles
(3,857 km) southwest of San Francisco. although
most of the population lives on the island of
oahu, Hawai’i itself is the biggest island.
diSTricT oF
columbia
when members of
congress passed
laws in 1790 and
1791 to create the
capital of the uS,
they wanted to avoid
rivalry between states.
So when George washington
chose the site for the capital city that bears his name,
the region was created as a special district, called the
district of columbia (d.c.). However, d.c. is not a
state, and although the people who live there take
part in congressional elections, their delegate
in the House of representatives cannot vote.
iNduSTry
most of the industries in the
united States are the largest and most
profitable of their type in the world.
america has abundant mineral
deposits, raw materials, and energy
sources. The most economically
important industries in the uS include
car manufacturing, food processing,
textile and clothing manufacture, and
the computer industry. “Silicon Valley”
in california is a world center for
microelectronics. New york city is
the nation’s financial capital, while
washington has an important
aerospace industry.
midweST
The united States is the world’s
largest exporter of wheat and
produces nearly half of the corn on
earth. This enormous quantity of
food is grown on the open plains
that cover the midwest between the
mississippi river and the rockies.
Grain farming is highly mechanized,
with giant machines operating in fields
hundreds of hectares in size. The united
States also produces one-quarter of the
world’s oranges, one-seventh of the world’s nuts,
and half of the world’s soybeans. The seemingly endless wheat
fields of the Midwest
alaska
hawaii
statistics
area: 3,805,927 sq miles
(9,857,306 sq km)
Population: 318,857,000
capital: washington, d.c.
languages: english,
Spanish, italian, German,
French, Polish, chinese,
Tagalog, Greek
Religions: Protestant,
roman catholic, Jewish,
nonreligious
currency: uS dollar
Main occupations:
research, manufacturing,
agriculture
Main exports: energy, raw
materials, food, electronics,
cars, coal
Main import: oil
Hawaii
Niihau
Honolulu
Oahu
Maui
Wailuku
Hilo
Kauai
hawaii
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Wahiawa Kaneohe
Molokai
Volcano Mountain Capital
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