Where is The United States of America?
About The United States of America
The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media
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The United States of America is a vast country across the middle of the North American continent. The United States of America also includes the island of Hawaii in
the northern Pacific Ocean and not shown on the map.
The United States of America has borders on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico.
The land is a mixture of mountains and plains, with plains forming in the centre of the country.
The geographical coordinates for the centre of the United States of America, also known as lines of latitude and longtitude, are:-
Latitude - 38 00N
Longitude - 97 00W
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Check the weather in Washington now.
This is the time in Washington now. The USA is such a vast country it is spread across 6 different time zones.
The United States of America flag is
13 equal horizontal red and white stripes, red at the top and bottom, with a smaller blue rectange in the top corner nearest the flag pole upon which are 50
small, white 5-pointed stars arranged in 9 rows, 6 stars in the top row and 5 in the second and so on. These stars represent the 50 states which now make up the United States
while the 13 stripes represent the original colonies.
The capital of The United States of America is Washington.
The United States of America is a constitutional federal republic with a president as head of state and head of government.
In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.
The currency in The United States of America is the American Dollar.
The United States of American has no official language, although English and Spanish are the most spoken.
Hear the National Anthem
These are the anthem words
The United States of America is a constitutional federal republic with a president as head of state and head of government.
In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.
The currency in The United States of America is the American Dollar.
The United States of American has no official language, although English and Spanish are the most spoken.
Hear the National Anthem
These are the anthem words
We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in The United States of America to provide us with a detailed history of
their own country. Check how here.
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The total land area of the United States of America is 9,147,953 sq kms which is the largest in North America.
The United States of America has lakes, rivers and canals which total 689,524 sq kms.
The United States of America has boundaries with 2 countries
- Canada 8,893 kms
- Mexico 3,155 kms
The United States of America has a coastline of 19,924 kms which is the 2nd longest in North America.
The highest point in the United States of America is Denali (Mount McKinley) at 6,190 metres.
The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.
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The total population of the United States of America is 324.00 million people, making it the largest country in North America by population.
Of this number 164.30 million are females and 159.70 million are males.
A person from the United States of America is called an American.
To be a citizen of the United States of America you must be born in the United States of America or one of your parents must be a citizen of the United States of America. You have to live in United States of America for
5 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.
The largest five cities in the United States of America, by population are:-
- New York 8,175,133 people
- Los Angeles 3,971,883
- Chicago 2,720,546
- Brooklyn 2,300,664
- Houston 2,296,224
For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre.
Each little Owlbut is 1 person and
the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as
more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.
81.6% of the people live in cities or towns.
Each little Owlbut is 1 person and
the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as
more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.
81.6% of the people live in cities or towns.
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The birth rate in The United States of America is 12.5 births per 1,000 of population
The death rate in The United States of America is 8.2 deaths per 1,000 people.
Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then
the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.
There are 5.3 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 6.3 deaths of boys.
The median age for females is 39.3 and for males is 36.6. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number
of people above the median age as below it.
The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 25.6.
The elderly dependency ratio is 22.1. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).
The potential support ratio is 4.5. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
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The United States of America spends 17.1% of its total income on health care.
There are 2.45 doctors per 1,000 people.
There are 2.9 hospital beds per 1,000 people.
36.2% of the population are estimated as obese.
99.4% of the urban population and 98.2% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or
protected rainwater collection facility.
100% of Americans have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer. a pit latrine (that is a
permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.
The United States of America releases 5,402.0 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the highest in North America.
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The United States of America spends 4.9% of its total income on education.
Children usually start school around age 6 in The United States of America. Primary education is for six years until age 12 and secondary education must continue till 18. This may be followed
by further education at a university or college.
Generally the school year consists of 3 terms and starts in the first week of September and finishes toward the end of June. There is usually a 1 week
break at Christmas and Easter, and a one week break in the middle of the second term.
We have no figures for the number of people who are able to read and write by the age of 15.
9.2% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 8.1% are unemployed while with males 10.3% can't find work.
The total number of people available for work in the United States of America is 158.60 million.
They work in the following sectors.
- Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
- Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
- Services is everything else
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There are 5,054 paved airports in the United States of America, which is the highest number in North America.
There are 293,564 kilometres of railways in the United States of America, the longest in North America.
There are 4,304,715 kilometres of roads in the United States of America, which means United States of America is in 1st place for the most kilometres of roads in North America.
There are 10 major national newspapers in The United States of America.
There are 382.31 million mobile phone users.
38% of the people have a fixed landline.
239.58 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).
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