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* The country is situated mostly in central North America, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. At 3. 79 million square miles and with over 314 million people, the United States is the fourth-largest country by total area, and the third-largest by both land area and population.

* America was discovered by Columbus in 1492, but he thought it was the coast of India. A few years later, another traveller named Amerigo Vespucci proved, that it was named America in Honour of Amerigo. The original inhabitants were in Indians. *

*The United States is a federal union of fifty states. The states compose the vast bulk of the U. S. land mass; the two other areas considered integral parts of the country are the District of Columbia and the capital, Washington. *

* The USA consists of two highlands and two lowlands. There are Cordillera mountains and Rosky mountains in the west , the Appalachian mountains in the east and between them there is a central lowland, called the prairie. the highest peak is Mount Mc. Kinley which is located in Alaska. The second lowland is called the Mississippi valley. *

*Lake Superior *Lake Michigan *Lake Huron *Lake Erie *Lake Ontario *

*The Mississippi R. *The Colorado R. *The Columbia R. *The St. Lawrence R. *The Hudson R. *

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