Help answer questions about the text The United States of America
After 350 years of development the United States of America still holds the leading position in the western world. The USA is the most powerful and highly developed country of the world. The United States of America lies in the central part of North American continent. Its western coast is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The total area of the United States is over 9 mln. sq. km. The country borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. It also has a sea-border with Russia. The population of the United States is about 300 million people. Americans are made up from nearly all races and nations. That is why it is often called the melting pot. The official language of the state is English.
The country is washed by 3 oceans: the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific. The country has many lakes, including the Great Lakes and many rivers, the longest of which are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Columbia and others. The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada. The highest peak, Mount McKinley, is in Alaska. The climate conditions are ratter various. The country is rich in natural and mineral resources: oil, gas, iron ore, coal and various metals.
The USA is a highly developed industrial and agricultural country. The main industrial branches are aircraft, rocket, automobile, electronics, radio engineering and others. Nowadays the USA is one of the leading powers of the world due to its economic, political and military influence.
The United States is a federal republic. The Government is divided into three branches: legislative (the US Congress), executive (the President and his Administration) and judicial (the US Supreme Court). There are two main political parties in the USA: the Democratic and the Republican.
The flag of the USA is called "Stars and Stripes". The 50 stars - white on a blue field represent the 50 states, 13 stripes represent 13 original English colonies, which in 1776 became independent of England.
Officially the country comprises 50 states and 1 District of Columbia. The states differ in size, population and economic development. Each state has its own capital. The capital of the USA is Washington. It is situated in the District of Columbia on the banks of the Potomac River and is named after the 1st US President - George Washington. There are many large cities in the country: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, San Francisco, Boston and some others.
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3. Where is the USA situated?
4. What area has the USA?
5. What mountains are there in the country?
6. What is situated between the Cordilleras and the Appalachian mountains?
7. What are the main rivers?
8. What kind of climate is there in the USA?
9. What is the population of the USA?
10.How many states are there in the USA?
11.What kind of state is the USA?
12.Who is the head of the state?
13.What is the capital of the USA?
14.What are the main parties?
15.What is the financial & business centre of the country?
16.When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?
17.When is Independence Day celebrated?