UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The United States of America (USA) is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and a sea border with Russia.

Location

North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.

Geography

World's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent.

Capital

Washington, DC

Climate

Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm Chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

Language

English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%.

Monetary Unit

US dollar (USD)

Largest Cities

Albuquerque, N.M., Arlington, Texas, Atlanta, Ga., Austin, Tex., Baltimore, Md., Boston, Mass., Charlotte, N.C., Chicago, Ill., Cleveland, Ohio, Colorado Springs, Colo., Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Tex., Denver, Colo., Detroit, Mich., El Paso, Tex., Fort Worth, Tex., Fresno, Calif., Honolulu, Hawaii, Houston, Tex., Indianapolis, Ind., Jacksonville, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., Las Vegas, Nev., Long Beach, Calif., Los Angeles, Calif., Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky., Memphis, Tenn., Mesa, Ariz., Miami, Fla., Milwaukee, Wis., Minneapolis, Minn., Nashville-Davidson, Tenn., New Orleans, La., New York, N.Y., Oakland, Calif., Oklahoma City, Okla., Omaha, Nebr., Philadelphia, Pa., Phoenix, Ariz., Portland, Ore., Sacramento, Calif., St. Louis, Mo., San Antonio, Tex., San Diego, Calif., San Francisco, Calif., San Jose, Calif., Seattle, Wash., Tucson, Ariz., Tulsa, Okla., Virginia Beach, Va., Washington, DC, Wichita, Kans.

Places to Visit

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Airports

The Airports are Aberdeen Municipal, Abilene, Abilene Dyess AFB, Ada Municipal, Adak Island, Adrian Lenawee, Afton, Aiken, Ainsworth, Akhiok, Akiachak, Akiak, Akron - Canton, Akron Washington, Akutan, Alakanuk, Alamogordo, Alamogordo Holloman AFB, Alamosa, Albany Albany Nas, Albany County, Albany Doghrty Co, Albert Lea, Albuquerque Intl, Aleknagik, Alexander City Russell, Alexandria, Alexandria Bay, Alexandria England AFB, Alexandria Esler Fld, Algona, Alice Intl, Aliceville Downer, Alitak Spb, Allakaket, Allentown Bethlehem, Alliance, Alma Gratiot, Alpena County Reg, Alpine, Alton, Altoona, Altus Altus AFB, Altus Municipal, Alyeska, Amarillo Intl, Amarillo Tradewind, Ambler, Amchitka, Amery, Ames, Amityville Zahns, Amook, Anacortes, Anaktuvuk Pass, Anchorage Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage Intl, Anchorage Merrill, Anderson, Andrews, Angel Fire, Angola Steuben, Angoon, Anguilla Rollang, Aniak, Anita Bay, Ann Arbor, Annapolis Lee, Annette Island, Anniston Calhoun, Anniston Ft Mcclellan Bus Trml, Anniston Reilly Ahp, Anthony, Antlers, Anvik, Apalachicola Municipal, Apple Valley, Appleton Outagam Co, Arcadia Civic Ctr, Arctic Village, Ardmore Downtown, Ardmore Municipal, Artesia, Asbury Pk - Monmouth Co, Asheville Municipal, Ashland, Ashley, Aspen, Astoria, Athens, Athens, Athens Mcminn, Atka, Atlanta Beaver Ruin, Atlanta De Kalb - Peachtree, Atlanta Fulton County, Atlanta Galleria, Atlanta Hartsfield, Atlanta Perimeter Mall, Atlanta Technology Park, Atlantic City Bader, Atlantic City Intl, Atlantic City Steel Pier, Atlantic Municipal, Atmautluak, Atqasuk, Attu Is., Auburn, Auburn - Opelika, Augusta Bush Fld, Augusta Daniel Field, Augusta State, Aurora Municipal, Austin, Austin, Austin Bergstrom, Austin Camp Maybry Ahp, Austin Mueller, Avon Park Municipal, Baca Grande, Bagdad, Bainbridge Decatur, Baker, Bakersfield Meadow Fld, Baltimore Bwi Rr Stn, Baltimore Greenbelt, Baltimore Int'L, Baltimore Martin, Bandon State, Bangor Intl, Banning, Bar Harbor,

Baranof, Bardstown Samuels Fd, Barnwell County, Barrow, Barter Island, Bartlesville, Bartlett Cove, Bartletts Bistol Bay, Bartow, Batesville, Batesville Hillenbrnd, Baton Rouge Downtown, Baton Rouge Ryan, Battle Creek Kellogg, Battle Mountain Lander Cty, Bay City, Baytown, Bear Creek, Beatrice, Beaufort, Beaumont, Beaumont Beaumont Muni, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Beaver Inlet Sea Port, Beckley, Bedford Grissom, Bedford Hanscom, Bell Island, Bellaire Antrim Cty, Belle Chasse Southern, Bellingham Intl, Belmar Monmouth, Beluga, Bemidji, Bennettsville, Benson Municipal, Benton Harbor Ross Field, Berkeley, Berlin, Bethel, Bethel City Land, Bethpage Grumman, Bettles, Beverly Bev Sprgs., Big Bear City, Big Creek, Big Delta, Big Lake, Big Mountain, Big Piney Municipal, Big Rapids, Big Spring Howard Co., Big Spring Webb AFB, Billings Logan Fld, Binghamton Broome Cty, Birch Creek, Birmingham, Bisbee, Bishop, Bismarck, Blacksburg Virginia, Blackstone, Blackwell, Blaine, Blairsville, Blakely Island, Blanding, Block Island, Bloomington Monroe Cty, Bloomington Normal, Blue Bell Wings Fld, Blue Fox Bay, Bluefield Mercer Co. Air, port Blythe, Blytheville, Boca Raton, Bogalusa Carr, Boise Gowen Fld, Boone, Borger, Bornite, Borrego Springs, Boston City Hlpt, Boston Logan, Boswell Bay, Boulder Broker Inn, Boulder Hiltons Har H, Boulder Municipal, Boundary, Bountiful Salt Lake, Bowling Green Camp Hill, Bowling Green Warren Co., Bowman, Boxborough Shrtn Hlpt, Bozeman Galltin Fd, Bradford, Bradford Rinknbrger, Brady Curtis Fld, Brainerd Cross Wing, Brawley, Brazoria H Ferry, Breckenridge Stephens, Bremerton, Brevig Mission, Bridgeport, Brigham City, Britton Municipal, Broadus, Broken Bow, Brookings, Brookings, Brooks Lake, Brooks Lodge, Broomfield Jeffco, Brownsville S. Padre, Brownwood, Brunswick Glynco, Bryce Canyon, Buckeye, Buckland, Buffalo, Buffalo Intl, Buffalo Xchg St Rr, Bullfrog Basin, Bullhead City Az - Laughlin, Burbank, Burley, Burlington Intl Airportv, Burlington Municipal, Burlington N Eng Hlpt, Burns, Burwell Municipal, Butler, Butler, Butte, Cabin Creek, Cadillac, Caldwell, Calexico Intl, Calipatria, Callaway Gardens, Calverton Peconic, Cambridge, Cambridge Hyatt Hlpt, Camden Harrell, Camden Woodward, Camp Douglas Volk Field, Camp Springs Andrews, Camp Springs Andrews Naf, Candle, Canon City, Canton.