The USA

Geography
The Usa is situated in the southern part of North America,between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans..Its neighbors are Canada in the north and Mexico in the south.It covers the area about of 9 mil.sq kms.The highest mountain is Mount McKinley in the Alaska Ranges and the lowest point is Death Valley. The largest rivers are Mississippi and the Misouri. In USA we can find deserts too,e.g in Nevada The border with Canada is made by Great Lakes Region (L.Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario).There are the famous Niagara falls.
There are big variations of climate-the artic cold in northern Alaska,subtropical warmth of Hawaii and the Gulf Coast States.On the west coast temperatures change very litlle between summer and winter. The north central states have differnt climate in summer and winter.There are many national parks in the USA.,especially in the Rocky Mountains Region,where are Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Teton, where the nature is beautiful and preserved.

People
The US population is about 300 mil..
History
The American continent was discovered around the year 1000 by Vikings.The only inhabitants were the Indians. In 1492 it was discovered by Christopher Columbus,because he wanted to get in Asia for spices,textiles and also there was a navigation error, which brought Columbus to the Caribbean Sea instead to Asia.
The USA is a federation of 50 states with 48 are on the continent,Alaska in the North and Hawaii in the Mid Pacific and one district-District of Columbia. It is a republic with the president as the head of state .The USA is the member of all major international organizations: NATO, OECD, UN

Political system
The main body is called Congress - its seats are is in the Capitol. The Congress is divedid into two parts - the House of Repressentatives and the Senate.The main buildings are: Supreme Court, White House and the Capitol. The president and his Vice President is chosen every 4 years. There are two main political parties in the USA - the Democratic Party and The Republican Party.

Towns
The Capital of the USA-Washington D.C. - has 1 mil.people and there are the most important buildings in the USA - the White House - residence of the American President, the Capitol - the seat of the Congress, the Pentagon - the center of military forces. There are no factories and industry in Washington - it seems so clean and nice.
Los Angeles - the famous film center Hollywood.
San Francisco - one of the cleanest amd most interesting picturesque cities.There are frequent earthquakes. There is a famous cable car.
New Orleans - jazz was born there
Houston - with the NASA Center
Florida - a tourist area with long beaches and Miami
Philadelphia - one of the oldest cities, the center of machinery and chemical industry
Chicago - lies on the banks of Lake Michigan, the first skysraper was built there in 1882, it is the center of steel and iron industries
Detroit - the center of US car industry
Flag
The Anerican flag is called The Stars and Stripes.