THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – THE USA

Quick Facts
Capital City: Washington, D.C.

National Independence: July 4, 1776

Motto: In God We Trust

Largest Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia,San Diego, Dallas.

Border Countries and Oceans: Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean

Population: about 308,000,000 .

Land Area: 3,615,123 sq. mi. (9,375,720 sq. km.)

Highest Point: Mt. McKinley, Alaska, 20,320 ft. (6194 m.) above sea level

Lowest Point: Death Valley, California, 282 ft (86 m.) below sea level

Largest State: Alaska

Smallest State: Rhode Island

National Bird: Bald Eagle

National Flower: Rose

National Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner

 More Quick Facts
• Discovered by: Christopher Columbus in 1492
• First colonies: 13 British colonies
• Total of States Today: 50 states, 48 in mainland, one in Alaska
(northwest of Canada) and Hawaii (in the Pacific Ocean)
• Currency: US dollar
• It’s the third largest country by size after Russia and Canada.
• Current President: Barack Obama (44th)
• His official office and residence: The White House (Washington
D.C)
• Languages spoken: English (82%), Spanish (12%) and others
• The first Europeans arrived in America in the late 15th century and
called it the “New World”;
• It was already inhabited by the American Indians/Native Americans,
who came from Asia;
• Its chiefly early influence was British culture, since it was a colony of
Great Britain from which it became independent on 4th July 1776;
• The American Dream and the Pursuit of Happiness; Promised Land
and the Land of Opportunity (a nation of immigrants)
 American Symbols and Icons
• Sports: Baseball (national pastime), Basketball, American Football
• Food: inventors of fast food – junk food - to eat quickly and save
time (time is money): hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken, pizza,
coke, apple pie – lots of obesity problems because of too much fat,
sugar and calories
• Monuments: Statue of Liberty, The White House, The Capitol,
The Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park, Disneyworld…
 The American flag has _____ stripes, representing the first original
colonies, and _____ white stars on a blue rectangle, representing the
____________. So it’s called the “Stars and Stripes”.
White= purity and innocence; peace nad honesty; Red= hardiness, strength and
bravery; Blue= vigilance, perseverance, justice, truth and loyalty.
Star= symbol of heaven and might; Stripe= rays of sunlight, blessing

Located in Southern
California and often
abbreviated as L.A. and
nicknamed “The City of
The capital city of the
Angels”, it’s the
USA has no state. It is a
second largest city in the
district – D.C., District of
US and the home
Columbia. It was named
base of Hollywood.
after the first President
It’s known as the
of the US: George
“Entertainment Capital of
Washington.
the World”.