The United States of America. The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China)

The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China). The USA is situated in the central part of North America and it is washed by the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The USA borders on Canada in the north, on Mexico in the south and it also has a sea-border with Russia.

The USA consists of three separate parts: the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska and the rest major part of the USA.

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and the District of Columbia. The capital of the country is Washington D.C. The population of the USA is 299, 330, 000 people. The seat of the federal government is Washington D.C.

The President of the USA is the head of the country. The Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are two main political parties in the USA: the Democratic (symbolized by a “donkey”) and the Republican (its symbol is an “elephant”).

The flag of the USA is called “Stars and Stripes”. The eagle became the official national symbol of the country in 1782.

The USA is one of the greatest industrial and leading agricultural nations in the world. The USA produces around 25% of the world’s industrial products, agricultural goods and services.

Such industries as machine-building, ship-building are highly developed in the country.

The most important rivers are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Colorado, and the Sacramento. There are five Great Lakes between the USA and Canada.

The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada. The largest cities are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, San Francisco, Washington and others.

The USA is one of the most powerful and highly developed countries in the world. It is leader of the western world.

2. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Where is the USA situated?

2. What countries border on the USA?

3. What parts does the USA consist of?

4) What is the capital of the USA?

5) What are the most important rivers?

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1. The USA borders … a. Washington D.C.

2. The most important rivers are … b. on Canada in the north and on

Mexico in the south.

3. The USA is one of the greatest … c.299, 330, 000 people.

4. The population of the USA is … d. industrial and leading agricul-

tural nations in the world.

5. The capital of the country is … e. the Mississippi, the Missouri,

the Colorado, the Sacramento.