The United States of America - a country of natural wonders, stunning architecture, world center of computer technology, finance, and cinema. This is - this wonder of the world, attracting many tourists from different corners of the globe. United States - a country where many nations with different traditions and culture.

The country stretches from ocean to ocean across the central part of the North American continent. It shares borders with Canada in the north and Mexico - in the south. America - a rugged Cordillera and the Great Lakes. This vast expanses of Alaska and the magnificent beaches of Florida. This is - an exotic tropical Hawaiian Islands.

Climate: In the most part - a moderate, in the South - subtropical and continental. Good time to rest - fall and spring. In Washington, the coldest month is January (3C), the warmest - July (26C). In Los Angeles in the summer the average temperature of 23C in winter goes down to 3C. In New York, the average summer temperature - 20 degrees in winter - minus 3C. In Hawaii and the coast of Florida, the climate is tropical maritime. The islands are under the influence of tropical cyclones from May to November. Opportune time for the fall and spring vacation. In the Southern California coast comfortably at any time of year.

Capital: Washington, DC.

City of Washington was founded in 1791 in the lower reaches of the Potomac River on the border of North and South, the first U.S. president George Washington as the capital shortly before the resulting state. In the center of town is the residence of the president - the White House. This name originated in the early XIX century, when the victim of a fire the building was painted with white paint.

Washington - perhaps the only city in the world that does not have his control: he is the mayor of the country's president. In contrast to other large U.S. gorodv in Washington em skyscrapers. It prohibited the construction of buildings higher than the Capitol - a building of the United States Congress.

Most immigrants - immigrants from Europe, about 15 million population are people of Spanish-American descent, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. African Americans make up 12% of the total population is about 26.5 million The number of in-deytsev not more than 1.5 million total population - about 263 million

The state language of the United States - English

Most of the Protestants of the U.S. population, but in the country representing all religions, including Orthodox

Money: U.S. Dollar (USD). 1 dollar equals 100 cents. In circulation are banknotes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars. And as the coin penny (1 cent), nickel (5 cents), dime (10 cents), kvorter (25 cents), half-dollar (50 cents) and $ 1. In addition, there are Federal Reserve notes in denominations of 500, 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 USD, available in very small quantities, and have schenie-formation in the U.S.

Holidays:

January 1 - New Year

January 17 - Martin Luther King Day

February 21 - President's Day

May 29 - Memorial Day

July 4 - Independence Day

September 4 - Labor Day

October 9 - Columbus Day

November 11 - Veterans Day

November 23 - Thanksgiving Day

December 25 - Christmas