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United States of America

Factfile

The United States of America (USA)Population :317,632,000 (2013 estimate)Capital city : Washington, D.C.President : Barack ObamaArea : 9,826,675 km2 neighboring countries Canada and Mexico

Flag of the United States

The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union

Tourist Attraction

Niagara FallsGrand Canyon

Niagara Falls

Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America, as measured by vertical height and also by flow rate. The falls are located 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.

Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet or 1,800 meters). Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history has been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.

Culture and Customs of American

Language : American English Religion : Freedom American food : Hamburger , hot dogs, potato

chips, macaroni and cheese and meat loaf.Sports : football, baseball, basketball and hockey,

among other sports.Arts : artistic style and is identified with quilts

and other hand-crafted items.Music : including rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel,

country and western, bluegrass, rock 'n' roll and hip hop.

Current News

North America Arctic blast arrives in the east - A brutal blast of Arctic air has settled over eastern North America, bringing dangerously low temperatures not seen in decades.About half of the US population has been placed under a wind chill warning or cold weather advisory. In Toronto, the temperature dropped to -24C (-11F) before dawn on Tuesday .Air , rail and road travel remain snarled by high, freezing wind, and residents have been warned to stay indoors to avoid frostbite . Cold air broke records in Chicago on Monday, where the temperature of -16F (-27C) was the lowest ever seen on that date . It was one of more than 120 daily temperature records broken in cities across the US since the beginning of 2014, many dating back decades.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25632586

Famous People

Michael JacksonJohn F. Kennedy

Michael JacksonKing of Pop

Birth name : Michael Joseph JacksonBorn : August 29, 1958 Gary, Indiana, U.S.Died : June 25, 2009 (aged 50) Los Angeles,

California, U.S.Genres : Pop, rock, soul, R&B, funk, disco,

new jack swingYears active : 1964–2009

John F. Kennedy35 th President of the United States

Full name : John Fitzgerald KennedyBorn : May 29, 1917 Brookline,

MassachusettsDied : November 22, 1963 (aged 46) Dallas,

TexasParents : Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. Rose

Elizabeth FitzgeraldSpouse : Jacqueline Lee BouvierPolitical party : Democratic

Trades & Economy

GDP (nominal) 2013 estimate - Total $16.724 trillion (1st) - Per capita $52,839 (9th)Currency : United States dollar ($) (USD)

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