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Page 1: Official name: the United States the United States of America of America ( the USA) ( the USA)

Official name: Official name: the United the United States States of Americaof America ((the USA)the USA)

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Status. A federal republic, a union of 50 states

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Area. 3,623,420 sq mi. (9,373,000sq.km)

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Capital. Washington,D. C.

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Location. The United States stretches across North America from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pasific Ocean in the west from Canada in the north to Mexico,the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of California in the south.

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Two states,Alaska and Hawaii arenot connectedto the other states.

Many rivers cross the United States:Mississippi, Missouri,Rio Grande,Jukon,Arkansas, Colorado,Columbia and others.

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TheTherere are five great lakes in are five great lakes in the norternthe norternpart of the USA. They are: lake part of the USA. They are: lake Huron,Huron,lake Michigan, lake Ontario, lake Michigan, lake Ontario, lake lake Superior, lake Erie. All they Superior, lake Erie. All they areare connected by channelsconnected by channels

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The Rocky Mountains(the Rockies) in the westand the Appalachians in the east are runnig fromnorth to south.

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The largest cities are Washington D. C.,New York,Los Angeles,Chicago,Philadephia,San Francisco,Detroit,Boston and others.

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Flag: Stars and stripes.Stars are for 50 states of the US.Stripes are for the 13 colonies (the first 13 states) which declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.

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The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom. It stands on an islandin New York Harbor.

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State Capital Nickname

1. Alabama Montgomery The Heart of Dixie

2. Alaska Juneau The Last Frontier

3. Arizona Phoenix The Grand Canyon State

4. Arkansas Little Rock The Land of Opportunity

5. California Sacramento The Golden State

6. Colorado Denver The Centennial State

7. Connectitut Hartford The Constitution State

8. Delaware Dover The First State

9. Florida Tallahassee The Sunshine State

10. Georgia Atlanta The Empire State

of the South

11. Hawaii Honolulu The Alona State

12. Idaho Boise The Gem State

13. Illinois Springfield The Prairie State

14. Indiana Indianapolis The Hoosier State

15. Iowa Des Moines The Hawkeye state

16. Kansas Topeka The Sunflower State

17. Kentucky Frankfort The Bluegrass State

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State Capital Nickname

18. Louisiana Baton Rouge The Pelican State

19. Maine Augusta The Pine Tree State

20. Maryland Annapolis The Old Line State

21. Masschusetts Boston The Bay State

22. Michigan Lansing The Wolveine State

23. Minnesota St. Paul The North Star State

24. Mississippi Jackson The Magnolia State

25. Missouri Jefferson City The Show Me ‘ State

26. Montana Helena The Treasure State

27. Nebraska Lincoln The Cornhusker State

28. Nevada Carson City The Silver State

29. New Hampshire Concord The Granite State

30. New Jersey Trenton The Garden State

31. New Mexico Santa Fe The Land of

Enchantment

32. New York Albany The Empire State

33. North Carolina Raleigh The Tar Heel State

34. Notrh Dakota Bismarck The Sioux State

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State Capital Nickname

35. Ohio Columbus The Buckeye State

36. Oklahoma Oklahoma City The Sooner State

37. Oregon Salem The Beaver State

38. Penncylvania Harrisburg The Keystone State

39. Rhode Island Providence Little Rhody

40. South Carolina Columbia The Palmetto State

41. South Dakota Pierre The Coyote State

42. Tennessee Nashville The Volunteer State

43. Texas Austin The Lone Star State

44. Utah Salt Lake City The Beehive State

45. Vermont Montpelier The Green Mountain

State

46. Virginia Richmond The Old Dominion

47. Washington Olympia The Evergreen State

48. West Virginia Charleston The Mountain State

49. Wisconsin Madison The Badger State

50. Wyoming Cheyenne The Eguality State