USA

1. USA

2. The USA is
composed of 50
states. It occupies
the central part of
North American
continent. It
borders on Canada
in the north and on
Mexico in the
south.

3. The waters of the
Atlantic Ocean wash the
USA in the east and the
waters of the Pacific Ocean
wash the country in the
west. The Hawaiian Islands
are in the Pacific Ocean.
They became the 50th state
of the USA in 1958. The
total area of the country is
9000 square kilometers. The
population is more then 200
million people.

4. Washington is the
capital of USA. English is
the official language.
The flag of the USA
known as the “Stars and
Stripes”.

5. 10 Interesting Facts About
United States

6. #1: National Facts #2: Poor Americans
• The National bird of the
United States is The Bald
Eagle.
• Rose is the national flower.
• The capital of the nation is
Washington, District of
Columbia (Washington, D.C.).
• The national mottos are E
Pluribus Unum which
translates to Out of Many,
one and In God We trust.
• Stars and Stripes forever is
the National March.
• Americans classified as ‘Low
Income’ holders or living in
poverty make up 48% of the
population.
• 46 million people of the United
States live on food stamps. On
the whole, there is one child out
of every four children live in food
stamps.
• Cleveland, Ohio’s 52% children
live in poverty.

7. #3: Independence Day #4: State Division
– July 4th or 2nd
There are some interesting
facts about United States related
to the Independence day, here
they are:
• The Declaration of Independence
was actually written by Thomas
Jefferson on July 2nd. The
congress was the then ruling
party and took its time for 2 days
to accept the declaration.
• Jefferson drafted the declaration
on his laptop. In those days, a
laptop was a writing desk that fit
on one’s lap.
• John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson, both died on July 4th,
1826, a few hours apart.
• The United States is divided into
50 states. The states are all in
different shapes and sizes.
• With just 1,545 square miles,
Rhodes Island is the smallest
state of the United States.Alaska
happens to be the largest state
with 663,268 square miles.
• It also has the longest US
coastline stretching for 6,640
miles.

8. #5: Mountain Ranges #6: Hot & Cold
& their Climatic Effect
• The mountain ranges of
the US run in north –
south direction,
influencing much of the
climatic conditions.
• The hot and dry climate
of Arizona and Nevada
can be attributed to being
on the leeward side of the
mountains.
• Prospect Creek, Alaska,
recorded the lowest
temperature ever in the
United States on the
23rd of January in 1971.It
was recorded as -80
degree Fahrenheit.
• Death Valley in California
recorded the highest
temperature on July 10th,
1913.

9. #7: Honolulu, Hawaii #8: Indebted America
• The Iolani palace had
belonged to the Monarch King
KalaKaua and Queen
Lili’uokalani until 1893, when
they were overthrown. The
palace is the only one in the
United States to be used by a
monarch.
• The palace served as the
Capitol building till 1959, until
Hawai became a state.
Now, the palace is a museum.
• The Federal Reserve Bank of
New York approximates
167,000 Americans have more
than $200,000 student loan.
• Even if Bill Gates gave up
every single penny of his
fortune, he would have taken
care of only 15 days’ deficit of
America.
• The national debt is 22 times
as much as it was during
Jimmy carter’s time.

10. #9: Cartoons & Movies
• Hollywood, America is
considered to be the movie
capital of the world. Cinema has
grown multi fold from its early
days.
• Walt Disney was a ruthless
business man, and was rumored
to be anti Semitic and otherwise
racist.
• Mickey Mouse’s original name,
Mortimer mouse was thought
pompous by Walt Disney’s wife.
She had suggested the name
Mickey as she thought it was
cuter.
• The most interesting fact about
United States is that there is no
official language in the country.
Although English is the most
common language used in
United States, but there is no
official language of the country.
#10: Official
Language

11. Thank you for your kind attention!