United States of America

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International name of the United States is the United States of America (USA). True to its name (union), the United States consists of 50 states. Two states, Alaska and Hawaii that is located apart from other states. Alaska is located in southwest Canada, and Hawaii lies even further, which is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Each state has the right to set up an autonomous or sendri territory, except in defense and foreign policy, which is set by the central government. The United States is a republic federation with the capital Washington DC (Distric of Columbia), located in the state of Virginia.

United States presidential palace is the White House. President of the United States today is Barack Obama through the presidential election of 7 November 2012.

The United States is one of the countries on the American continent especially North America. At first, the area around the Arctic Sea was inhabited by Eskimos and Indian.Baru the 15th century the people of Western Europe (especially the UK) control of North America, while the Southern European (mainly Spanish and Portuguese) dominate Central and South America ,

At first the British settled in the Atlantic coast of North America. Then some of those who inhabit the southern part of the area was declared the country as the United States. At the time of independence the United States consists of 13 states. Furthermore, the United States expand its territory to the west, so that up to the Pacific Ocean. After 200 years of independence, the United States has now managed to become the US Attorney Adi.

50 states of the United States is as follows:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

new York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

State geography

With an area of ​​9.86363 million square kilometers puts the United States in the fourth largest in the world. United States in the North American continent. This continent was discovered by Columbus in the year in 1492.

The boundaries of the United States is:

- West: Canada

- West: the Pacific Ocean

- South: the Gulf of Mexico and the State of Mexico

- East: Atlantic

About nature

Amerikat state (without Alaska and Hawaii) from west to east is divided into four, as follows:

1. The narrow plains west coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

2. Complex of the Rocky Mountains, there is a high plains of Colorado and Great Basin.

3. The area between the mountains in the middle, there is the Central Plain and the Great Plain, in this part of the Mississippi river flows with its tributaries.

4. Alleghany Mountains and the Appalachians that extends from north to south.

The highest peak on the continent of North America is Mount McKinley which reaches a height of 6,000 meters in Alaska, in the continental United States Whitney peak reaches 4,418 meters, in the Sierra Nevada. Mississippi along the longest river is 3,222 km, called the Mississippi downstream and upstream section named Missouri.

The climate in the United States are affected by various factors, including the location of latitude (25 ° N - 48 ° N), the height of the sea and so on. Based on several factors that the climate in the United States can be grouped into:

1. The west coast

This area is gaining influence wet westerly winds. Rain falls on the western slopes of the mountains of the coast.

2. Regional Rocky Mountains

In this area the rainfall is very less. The more to the south more dry, as in the state of Arizona and Mexico. These areas form the steppes, while in the Mohave desert areas of Arizona are.

3. Regional Gread Plains

This area in the summer wind blowing cold (cold waves) from the north and wind (hot waves) dar Gulf of Mexico. Both of these winds sometimes cause cyclone called tornado caused damage in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama.

4. The east coast

In the northern mountains Appalichia temperature in the summer is quite high, while in winter the temperature is cold enough. Florida peninsula pretty cool because the air is influenced by the sea breeze.

Climate

Moderate oceanic climate, located in the eastern United States

The sea was wet climate, located in the northern plains of the west coast of very high rainfall.

Sub-tropical climate, located on the west coast of the southern plains.

Dry climate there is a plateau in Colorado and Great Basin.

Steppe climate in the prairies (west plains of the Mississippi).

Cold climate there are in the state of Alaska.

Tropical marine climate found in the Hawaiian Islands.

Income per capita: $ 49.922

GDP: $ 15.7 billion

Population: 314.2 million