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American flag |
| Country |
United States |
| Capital |
Washington, DC |
| Location |
North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico |
| Size |
9,629,091 sq km |
| Terrain |
vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii |
| 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 |
| Languages |
English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) |
| Nationality |
noun: American(s)
adjective: American |
| Religion |
Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989) |
| Currency |
US dollar (USD) |
| Exports |
capital goods, automobiles, industrial supplies and raw materials, consumer goods, agricultural products |
| Accommodation |
Hotels in United States | Hotels in San Francisco | Hotels in Orlando |
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