| Official Name | United States of America | Capital | Washington DC | Population | 285.9 million | Area | 9,372,614 sq km | Currency | Dollar | Religion | Christianity | Literacy | 97% | Languages | English | Major Cities | Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Pittsburg, San Francisco | Climate | Mainly temperate |
INTRODUCTION
A federal republic, United States of America is composed of a federal district - Washington DC- and 50 states. All the states except for Hawaii islands are situated in mainland America.
Location of United States of America (USA)
USA covers the central portion of North America and forms borders with both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.
Physical Map of United States of America (USA) The country of USA has vast central plain, mountains in the west, hills and low mountains in the east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; and rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii.
Climate of United States of America (USA)
The climate of USA is mainly temperate in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropical. While in Alaska, it is arctic, in the great plains in the west of Mississippi River, it is semiarid. The Great Basin of the southwest has arid climate. Low winter temperatures in the northwest improve occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
