united states

     

The Unite States of America is a constitutional federal republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait, and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The United States also possesses several territories, or insular areas, scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific.

Trivia about united states

  • This country has 104 nuclear reactors, more than any other country
  • According to the Magickal Almanac, this is the only country where a black cat is considered bad luck
  • The Lindy Hop
  • This country produces most of the popcorn consumed in the world
  • Cream cheese was invented in this country in 1872
  • Canada
  • Office of Strategic Services
  • Of countries belonging to the Group of 8, it has the largest population
  • Mount McKinley
  • In 1972 this country returned control of Okinawa to Japan
  • "Sister Carrie","McTeague","Native Son"
  • Canada,United States,Russia
  • Declining to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, it signed a separate peace treaty with Germany in 1921
  • This country sent more than 90% of the troops, equipment & supplies aiding South Korea
  • Gullah is still spoken by some blacks in this country
  • Over half of Mexico's trade is with this country
  • This country is Canada's main import & export business partner
  • Mexico's longest
  • Monterey Jack
  • Antarctica's largest human community, McMurdo Station, is maintained by this country
  • Wake Island
  • Cornhusker
  • In the 1984 Olympics, Alexi Grewal won a gold medal in cycling for this country
  • World Book says this country leads the world in salmon fishing, with more than 450,000 tons caught each year
  • This country is the world's largest producer of "greenhouse gases"
  • Gulping down 400 million cups a day, this country leads the world in coffee consumption
  • The Martha Graham Company first presented "Clytemnestra" on April 1, 1958 in this country
  • T.S. Eliot
  • ...some parts of this country, & you'll be in Canada
  • Breaking a long stalemate in the fighting, this country entered the war in April 1917
  • The first intl. cricket match took place in September 1844; Canada beat this neighbor by 23 runs
  • This country is the world's main user of lead & the main recycler
  • Gullah, which has African roots, is a language spoken by some black inhabitants of this country
  • With about 12 million barrels each day, this country leads the world in oil imports, followed by China & Japan
  • This country boasts North America's highest point at 20,320 feet
  • Lake Itasca
  • The biggest importer of oil
  • Royal Crown Cola International
  • The westernmost country in North America
  • Churchill's mother, born Jennie Jerome, was a native of this country
  • Though Kwanzaa was inspired by an African harvest festival, it was developed in this country
  • Wake Island
  • In German, this country is known as Vereinigte Staaten
  • Abstract expressionism has been called the first movement to develop independently in this country
  • The top 10 most populous countries in the world include China, India & this country with over 300 million
  • Skyy
  • More shark attacks occur in the waters off this country than any other
  • The Santa Susanna Church in Rome is considered the national church there for this country's Catholics
  • Queen Noor
  • In March 1989, 35 archbishops from this country met with the Pope to discuss their flock of 53 million
  • With over 200,000 miles of railroad tracks, this country has more than any other
  • The third largest
  • Victoria Woodhull was a teen medium & fortune-teller before becoming the first woman to run for pres. of this country
  • In 1994, the year this country hosted, 147 nations participated
  • A child prodigy, violinist Yehudi Menuhin was born in this country
  • ...the longest bridge over water in the world