Minggu, 18 Oktober 2009

United Setates

United States (abbreviated U.S.) or (English: United States of America - USA or the United States - U.S.) is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and one federal district. Except Alaska (northern Canada) & Hawaii (Pacific Ocean), 48 other states and the federal district located in North America.

United States borders with Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and with Canada in the north and northwest (Alaska exclave). In the west the country borders the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. In addition there are many areas and colonies in many parts of the world, like Hawaii, which is a state, and other areas such as Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. are included in the commonwealth.

America is made up of 13 former British colonies freed themselves on July 4, 1776. After that America expands massively, bought Louisiana from the French regions and Alaska from Russia and the annexed areas of Mexico that is New Mexico, Texas, and California) after the Mexican-American War.

America is a country with the fourth largest region in the world, after Russia, Canada, and China & the third largest in population, after China and India. But when viewed in economic terms, America is number one in the world, covering about a quarter to a third of total world economic output.

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