THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BASIC INFORMATION - - The population of 263 000 inhabitants (the 3 rd place in the world); The area of the country is almost 10 million km 2 (the 3 rd place in the world after Russia and Canada) The capital – Washington; The United States has the world's largest gold resources, large reserves of cash resources; The US dollar is one of the main currencies of the international monetary system.
• The flag of the United States of America or the American flag, consists of red and white thirteen horizontal stripes with a blue rectangle in the top left corner with fifty small white stars. Nicknames of the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and the Star-Spangled Banner.
PRESIDENTS George Wanshington George Washington was the first President of the United States (1789– 97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was called „the father of his country".
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an American politician currently serving as the 44 th President of the United States.
NATIONAL FESTIVALS
THANKSGIVING DAY Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States of America. It was originally celebreted as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest. Thanksgiving is for Americans one of the most important holidays of the year. On the fourth Thursday of November they meet with their family to thank for a successful year and to eat traditional dinner which consists of roast turkey with stuffing. The day after the feast is an unofficial holiday of shopping called Black Friday.
INDEPENDENCE DAY Independence Day - a national holiday in the United States, celebrated each year in July to commemorate the anniversary of Declaration of Independence of the United States from Britain, which took place on the fourth of July in 1776. Americans organize various parades and festivals. They often spend their free time having barbecues with their family and friends. There also firework displays in large cities.
FAMOUS AMERICAN CITIES San Francisco & Washington
SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco is probably the most cosmopolitan city in the world. You can find there a mixture of American, European as well as Oriental culture which is visible in the restaurants, shops and all over the city. For the last 70 years it has been an important economic and financial centre. It is also the business centre and the main harbour in the United States of the America, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
SAN FRANCISCO Large numbers of the Chinese people arrived to the city and settled there for good in a place which is now known as the largest cluster of the Chinese outside their homeland – Chinatown.
ALCATRAZ One of the touristic attractions near San Francisco is the island of Alcatraz and Federal Jail was located there. It is the place where Al Capone was imprisoned. The Jail was closed 1 n 1962 for economic reasons. Nowadays the Jail is a museum opened for tourists to visit. It has also been a scene for many famous films, for example “The Rock” (Twierdza) with Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage.
GOLDEN GATE The Golden Gate Bridge, built in 1937, used to be the longest suspended bridge in the world. It is 2, 7 km long and it takes approximately 30 minutes to walk from one end to the other.
CABLE CAR The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system. There were 23 lines opened between 1873 and 1890, but only three operate today and take tourists to such places as Union Square, Fisherman’s Wharf and along California Street.
WASHINGTON Washington D. C. , known also as the District of Columbia or "Washington", "the District", or simply "D. C. ", is the capital of the United States. It has been the Capital of the USA since 1790. It is located along the Potomac River on the East Coast. It houses the federal government: the Capitol, the White House and the Supreme Court.
THE WHITE HOUSE The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States, located in Washington, D. C. It has been the residence of every president since John Adams in 1800. So far 43 presidents have lived there.
THE CAPITOL The United States Capitol, often called Capitol Hill, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honour the 16 th president of the United States,
NEW YORK • It is the most popular and the largest city in the United States, located on the Atlantic coast in the north-eastern part of United States. New York City consists of five boroughs : Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Its territory is spoken in more than 800 languages. The famous place in NYC is Times Square situated in Manhattan, it is famous for its many illuminated adverts. The town has several bridges, skyscrapers ang parks. The financial district of New York is Wall Street with New York Stock Exchange – the largest stock exchange in the world. In NYC, there are numerous universities and colleges, including the prestigious Columbia University, New York University and Rockefeller University, which are among the hundred best universities in the world.
LOS ANGELES • Called often the city of Angels or L. A. is located in the Southern California. Its residents are often described as „ Angelenos’’. Los Angeles is a world center of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology and education. L. A it was considered the richest and one of the most influential city in the world. It is also called „ the Entertainment Capital of the World” because of the fact that Hollywood is situated there. That’s why the city is inhabited by famous people associated with the film industry. In L. A. live a lot of artists, writes, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicans.
FLORIDA • Florida is located at the south-eastern part of the United States, on a peninsula, surrounded by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Florida borders with Alabama and Georgia. Before Florida became part of the United States it was a Spanish colony. In 1819, the United States bought Florida from Spain. Florida houses one of the world’s most popular entertainment center called Disney World. It is a perfect place for whole families with children to spend their free time.
NATURAL WONDERS Yellowstone National Park is situated in the United States, on the territory of states such as Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the world. In the park there are famous geysers, volcanoes and waterfalls. Since 1978 Yellowstone Park has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Yellowstone National Park
NATIONAL PARK OF THE GREAT CANYON
Grand Canyon National Park is located in Coconino and Mohave in the northern part of the Arizona state in the United States. It was created in 1919. It is one of the oldest national parks in the United States. Its total area is 4 926. 66 square kilometers.
STATISTICS CREATION DATE 1919 r. LOCATION County Coconino and Mohave, Arizona, the USA GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Kolorado River-2330 km SURFACE 4 926, 66 km² FAUN FLORE 355 species of birds 89 species of mammals 47 species of reptiles 9 species of amphibians 17 species of fish 1737 species of vascular plants 67 species of mushrooms 64 species of moss 195 species of lichens
FAMOUS AMERICAN ARTISTS MICHAEL JACKSON The absolute king of pop, an excellent dancer, one of the biggest stars of the show business, who created lots of unforgettable hits.
MILEY CYRUS Miley is an American actress and singer, her real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus. She was born in 1992 in Nashville. She is the daughter of the singer Billy Ray Cyrus and Leticia "Tish" Cyrus. Miley became famous for her role in the Disney TV series "Hannah Montana".
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