UNITED STATES

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

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Airports

Aberdeen Municipal Airport
Abilene Airport
Abilene Dyess AFB Airport
Ada Municipal Airport
Adak Island Airport
Adrian Lenawee Airport
Afton Airport
Aiken Airport
Ainsworth Airport
Akhiok Airport
Akiachak Airport
Akiak Airport
Akron - Canton Airport
Akron Washington Airport
Akutan Airport
Alakanuk Airport
Alamogordo Airport
Alamogordo Holloman AFB Airport
Alamosa Airport
Albany Albany Nas Airport
Albany County Airport
Albany Doghrty Co Airport
Albert Lea Airport
Albuquerque Intl Airport
Aleknagik Airport
Alexander City Russell Airport
Alexandria Airport
Alexandria Bay Airport
Alexandria England AFB Airport
Alexandria Esler Fld Airport
Algona Airport
Alice Intl Airport
Aliceville Downer Airport
Alitak Spb Airport
Allakaket Airport
Allentown Bethlehem Airport
Alliance Airport
Alma Gratiot Airport
Alpena County Reg Airport
Alpine Airport
Alton Airport
Altoona Airport
Altus Altus AFB Airport
Altus Municipal Airport
Alyeska Airport
Amarillo Intl Airport
Amarillo Tradewind Airport
Ambler Airport
Amchitka Airport
Amery Airport
Ames Airport
Amityville Zahns Airport
Amook Airport
Anacortes Airport
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport
Anchorage Elmendorf AFB Airport
Anchorage Intl Airport
Anchorage Merrill Airport
Anderson Airport
Andrews Airport
Angel Fire Airport
Angola Steuben Airport
Angoon Airport
Anguilla Rollang Airport
Aniak Airport
Anita Bay Airport
Ann Arbor Airport
Annapolis Lee Airport
Annette Island Airport
Anniston Calhoun Airport
Anniston Ft Mcclellan Bus Trml Airport
Anniston Reilly Ahp Airport
Anthony Airport
Antlers Airport
Anvik Airport
Apalachicola Municipal Airport
Apple Valley Airport
Appleton Outagam Co Airport
Arcadia Civic Ctr Airport
Arctic Village Airport
Ardmore Downtown Airport
Ardmore Municipal Airport
Artesia Airport
Asbury Pk - Monmouth Co Airport
Asheville Municipal Airport
Ashland Airport
Ashley Airport
Aspen Airport
Astoria Airport
Athens Airport
Athens Airport
Athens Mcminn Airport
Atka Airport
Atlanta Beaver Ruin Airport
Atlanta De Kalb - Peachtree Airport
Atlanta Fulton County Airport
Atlanta Galleria Airport
Atlanta Hartsfield Airport
Atlanta Perimeter Mall Airport
Atlanta Technology Park Airport
Atlantic City Bader Airport
Atlantic City Intl Airport
Atlantic City Steel Pier Airport
Atlantic Municipal Airport
Atmautluak Airport
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Attu Is. Airport
Auburn Airport
Auburn - Opelika Airport
Augusta Bush Fld Airport
Augusta Daniel Field Airport
Augusta State Airport
Aurora Municipal Airport
Austin Airport
Austin Airport
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Austin Mueller Airport
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Baca Grande Airport
Bagdad Airport
Bainbridge Decatur Airport
Baker Airport
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Baltimore Bwi Rr Stn Airport
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Baltimore Int'L Airport
Baltimore Martin Airport
Bandon State Airport
Bangor Intl Airport
Banning Airport
Bar Harbor Airport
Baranof Airport
Bardstown Samuels Fd Airport
Barnwell County Airport
Barrow Airport
Barter Island Airport
Bartlesville Airport
Bartlett Cove Airport
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Batesville Airport
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Baton Rouge Downtown Airport
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Battle Creek Kellogg Airport
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Big Spring Webb AFB Airport
Billings Logan Fld Airport
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Bloomington Monroe Cty Airport
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Bluefield Mercer Co. Air
port Blythe Airport
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Camp Douglas Volk Field Airport
Camp Springs Andrews Airport
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Candle Airport
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