United States of America

The world power: the United States of America.

The ‘United States of America’ is also known as the ‘USA’, ‘US’, ‘U.S.A’, ‘U.S’, the ‘United States’ and ‘the States’ and covers an area of 9.83 million square kilometres (3.79 million square miles), making it the fourth largest country.
The United States of America became a nation on July 4, 1776, known as Independence Day, and is a republic of 50 states located in central America and north west America.
The capital of the United States of America is Washington DC, which is also the home of the White House and the president.
The United States of America is one of the most multicultural countries, with a population of over 315 million people, ranking it third in the world, and over 70% of the population are white Americans, and two thirds of the adult population is either overweight or obese.
In 2013, the United States of America was the wealthiest country in the world, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of over $16 trillion, the highest in the world, and more than a third of world’s wealth is own by Americans.

The United States of America has been involved in numerous wars, and one of the most significant wars in its history was the American Civil War in 1861 to 1865, which was based on the issue of slavery and killed approximately 620,000 soldiers.
The United States of America has many geographical structures and national parks and over 400 mammals, 500 reptiles and 750 birds, make the US their home, as well as 91,000 species of insects and 17,000 species of plants.
The United States of America is the largest importer in the world and ranks as the second largest exporter, with China, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Japan being all major traders, and the country is also the second largest carbon dioxide producer.
Cars are the main form of personal transport in the United States of America, and the country caters for motorists with its 13 million roads which include some of the longest in the world.
The United States of America has won more than double the number of medals than any other country, throughout the history of the Summer Olympic Games.

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