About USA, Britains American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America

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Your Ad Here	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Location: North America Capital: Washington, DC Languages: English, Spanish, Other Indo-European Climate: Tropical in Hawai and Florida, arctic in Alaska, Semiaired in west of the Mississippi River Time Difference: IST (-) 9.30 hrs. Currency: US Dollar (USD) Major Cities: New York City, Chicago, Boston, Las Angeles, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Miami, St. Louis, Detroit, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Cleavland, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Portland, Phoenix, Albuquerque, San Diego, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Buffalo
About U.S.A. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (186I-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $47,000. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and-services predominantly in the private marketplace. The response to the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 showed the remarkable resilience of the economy. The war in March/ April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military	Your Ad Here
The dominant topographic features of the United States tend to extend north-south across the country. The interior of the country is a vast, sprawling lowland that stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border and then on to Alaska. Almost 90 percent of American students below the college level attend public elementary and secondary schools, which do not charge tuition but rely on local and state taxes for funding. Traditionally, elementary school includes kindergarten through the eighth grade
Your Ad Here	Most of the students who do not attend public elementary and secondary schools attend private schools, for which their families pay tuition. In American parlance, a college is a four-year institution of higher learning that offers courses in related subjects. A large university typically comprises several colleges, graduate programs in various fields, one or more professional schools and one or more research facilities. Every state has its own university, and some states operate large networks of colleges and universities .