The United States of America is the fourth largest country in
the world. From Seattle (in the north-west)
to Miami (in
the south-east) it is about 5,600 kilometres. The USA is also
the richest country.
There are 50 states in the USA. The 49th is Alaska and the 50th
is Hawaii. The capital is Washington, D.C.
The President
of the USA lives and works in the White House in Washington.
New York City, with about seven million people, is the largest
U.S. city by far. Other big cities are Los Angeles,
Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia and Detroit.
The most expensive
cities are New York
and Los Angeles.
The
most
famous
district of Los Angeles is Hollywood, the film capital of the
world. Because it is so near the
Mexican border, LA is
very Spanish in character. Many signs are in English and Spanish
and there are many
Spanish street names.
The official language in the USA is English, but the second most common language is Spanish.
The most popular
American sport
is baseball. The 4th of July or Independence Day is
the most important
American
holiday. The Americans celebrate the day the US became
independent from Britain.
The United States of America is probably one of
the most attractive and interesting
countries in the world.
What makes it so attractive and
interesting? It's difficult to say. Maybe the beautiful
countryside and the
variety of nationalities from all
over the world. It is the country with the most immigrants.
The first inhabitants were Native Americans or North American
Indians. Then came the English, Spanish,
Scottish, Irish,
Dutch, French, Italians and Germans. They all chose to go. The
black Africans who went there
didn't choose to go: they
had to work as slaves.
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