The united states of america (1)

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The United States of America

Andres Cruz Florez

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America (commonly called the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C.

• The United States has been a leader in scientific research and technological innovation since the late 19th century.

• Some of the most important scientifics are:

American Science

American Culture

The United States is a multicultural nation, home to a wide variety of ethnic groups, traditions, and values.[6][278] Aside from the now small Native American and Native Hawaiian populations, nearly all Americans or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries

• Mainstream American cuisine is similar to that in other Western countries. Wheat is the primary cereal grain. Traditional American cuisine uses indigenous ingredients, such as turkey, venison, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, squash, and maple syrup, which were consumed by Native Americans and early European settlers

American Cousine

• English is the de national language. Although there is no official language at the federal level, some laws—such as U.S. naturalization requirements—standardize English. In 2010, about 230 million, or 80% of the population aged five years and older, spoke only English at home.

Language

American Famous People

• In the 18th and early 19th centuries, American art and literature took most of its cues from Europe. Writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Henry David Thoreau established a distinctive American literary voice by the middle of the 19th century

American Literature

• He was the first who traveled to the moom

Neil Armstron

Barack Obama Usa President

The White House

The Capitol

• Swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time

Michael Phelps

Thomas Edinson

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