THE COUNTRY
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs.
Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
- Grand Canyon;
- Niagara Falls;
- Statue of Liberty;
- Washington, DC (includes White House, National Mall);
- Yellowstone National Park;
- Yosemite National Park;
- Denali National Park;
- Times Square;
- Golden Gate Bridge;
- Mesa Verde;
- Disney World/Land in Florida/California;
- Hawaii (includes Oahu, Maui, and island of Hawaii);
- Utah’s national parks;
- Las Vegas
- Private Jets, Helicopters and Airliners
- Finest Onboard Catering
- Ground Transport and Yachts
- Luxury Villa & House Rentals
- Local Guide & 24/7 Assistance
- Customized Global Services
TO BE KNOWN
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The State's CapitalWashington, DC
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Time ZoneUTC -5
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Telephone Code1
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Total Area9 833 517 Km2
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Population339 665 118 (2023 est.)
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Main LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, Chinese, Hawaiian
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CurrencyDollar (USD)
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GDP Per CapitaUSD 63700
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Airports13513
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Heliports6092
TRAVEL INFORMATION
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
White 61.6%, Black or African American 12.4%, Asian 6%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.1%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2%, other 8.4%, two or more races 10.2% (2020 est.)
Honking your car horn unnecessarily can make drivers angry in America.
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high-income, diversified North American economy; NATO leader; largest importer and second-largest exporter; home to leading financial exchanges; high and growing public debt; rising socioeconomic inequalities; historically low interest rates
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