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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and one federal district. The United States of America is also referred as United States, the USA, the US or simply America. The United States of America is located in the middle of the North American continent, and is geographically one of the world's largest countries. It is the third most populous (after China and India), and the world's wealthiest nation. The United States plays a prominent role in world affairs and is an influential member of such multinational organizations as the United Nations (headquartered in New York City) and the World Bank (headquartered in Washington, DC). Its overseas territories include Guam and Puerto Rico (acquired in 1899); American Samoa (1900); and the U.S. Virgin Islands (1917).

nThe United States is the world's oldest surviving federation. It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered byminority rights protected by law".The government is regulated by a system ofchecks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document. For 2014, the U.S. ranked 19th on the Democracy Index and 17th on the Corruption Perceptions Index.

nIn the American federalist system, citizens are usually subject to three levels of government: federal, state, and local. The local government's duties are commonly split between county and municipal governments. In almost all cases, executive and legislative officials are elected by a plurality vote of citizens by district. There is no proportional representation at the federal level, and it is rare at lower levels.

nThe federal government is composed of three branches:

nLegislative: The bicameral Congress, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the government.

nExecutive: The President is the commander-in-chief of the military, can veto legislative bills before they become law (subject to Congressional override), and appoints themembers of the Cabinet (subject to Senate approval) and other officers, who administer and enforce federal laws and policies.

nJudicial: The Supreme Court and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the President with Senate approval, interpret laws and overturn those they findunconstitutional.

List of presidents

Nonpartisan Federalist Democratic-Republican Democratic Whig Republican
President		Presidency[a]	Party		Election	Previous service	Vice President
1	George Washington 1732–1799 (Lived: 67 years) [10][11][12]	April 30, 1789 [b] – March 4, 1797		Nonpartisan [13]	1 (1788–89)	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army (1775–83)	John Adams [c][d]
					2 (1792)
2	John Adams 1735–1826 (Lived: 90 years) [14][15][16]	March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801		Federalist	3 (1796)	1st Vice President of the United States	Thomas Jefferson [e]
3	Thomas Jefferson 1743–1826 (Lived: 83 years) [17][18][19]	March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809		Democratic- Republican	4 (1800)	2nd Vice President of the United States	Aaron Burr March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805
					5 (1804)		George Clinton March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1809
4	James Madison 1751–1836 (Lived: 85 years) [20][21][22]	March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817		Democratic- Republican	6 (1808)	5th United States Secretary of State (1801–09)	George Clinton March 4, 1809 – April 20, 1812 (Died in office)
							Office vacant (Balance of Clinton's 2nd term)
					7 (1812)		Elbridge Gerry March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814 (Died in office)
							Office vacant (Balance of Gerry's term)
5	James Monroe 1758–1831 (Lived: 73 years) [23][24][25]	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825		Democratic- Republican	8 (1816)	7th United States Secretary of State (1811–17)	Daniel D. Tompkins
					9 (1820)
6	John Quincy Adams 1767–1848 (Lived: 80 years) [26][27][28]	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829		Democratic- Republican	10 (1824)	8th United States Secretary of State (1817–25)	John C. Calhoun
7	Andrew Jackson 1767–1845 (Lived: 78 years) [29][30][31]	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837		Democratic	11 (1828)	U.S. Senatorfrom Tennessee (1823–25)	John C. Calhoun [f] March 4, 1829 – December 28, 1832 (Resigned from office)
							Office vacant (Balance of Calhoun's term)
					12 (1832)		Martin Van Buren March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837
8	Martin Van Buren 1782–1862 (Lived: 79 years) [32][33][34]	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841		Democratic	13 (1836)	8th Vice President of the United States	Richard Mentor Johnson
9	William Henry Harrison 1773–1841 (Lived: 68 years) [35][36][37]	March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 (Died in office)		Whig	14 (1840)	United States Minister to Colombia (1828–29)	John Tyler (Succeeded to presidency)
10	John Tyler 1790–1862 (Lived: 71 years) [38][39][40]	April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845		Whig April 4, 1841 –September 13, 1841		10th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant
				Nonpartisan September 13, 1841– March 4, 1845 [g]
11	James K. Polk 1795–1849 (Lived: 53 years) [41][42][43]	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849		Democratic	15 (1844)	9th Governor of Tennessee (1839–41)	George M. Dallas
12	Zachary Taylor 1784–1850 (Lived: 65 years) [44][45][46]	March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 (Died in office)		Whig	16 (1848)	Major General of the 1st Infantry Regiment United States Army (1846–49)	Millard Fillmore (Succeeded to presidency)
13	Millard Fillmore 1800–1874 (Lived: 74 years) [47][48][49]	July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853		Whig		12th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant
14	Franklin Pierce 1804–1869 (Lived: 64 years) [50][51][52]	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857		Democratic	17 (1852)	Brigadier General of the 9th Infantry United States Army (1847–48)	William R. King March 4 – April 18, 1853 (Died in office)
							Office vacant (Balance of King's term)
15	James Buchanan 1791–1868 (Lived: 77 years) [53][54][55]	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861		Democratic	18 (1856)	United States Minister to the Court of St James's (1853–56)	John C. Breckinridge
16	Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 (Lived: 56 years) [56][57][58]	March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 (Died in office)		Republican (National Union) [h]	19 (1860)	U.S. Representativefor Illinois' 7th District (1847–49)	Hannibal Hamlin March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865
					20 (1864)		Andrew Johnson March 4 – April 15, 1865 (Succeeded to presidency)
17	Andrew Johnson 1808–1875 (Lived: 66 years) [59][60][61]	April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869		National Union [h] Unaffiliated [i]		16th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant
18	Ulysses S. Grant 1822–1885 (Lived: 63 years) [62][63][64]	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877		Republican	21 (1868)	Commanding Generalof the U.S. Army (1864–69)	Schuyler Colfax March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873
					22 (1872)		Henry Wilson March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 (Died in office)
							Office vacant (Balance of Wilson's term)
19	Rutherford B. Hayes 1822–1893 (Lived: 70 years) [65][66][67]	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881		Republican	23 (1876)	32nd Governor of Ohio (1868–72 & 1876–77)	William A. Wheeler
20	James A. Garfield 1831–1881 (Lived: 49 years) [68][69][70]	March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881 (Died in office)		Republican	24 (1880)	U.S. Representativefor Ohio's 19th District (1863–81)	Chester A. Arthur (Succeeded to presidency)
21	Chester A. Arthur 1829–1886 (Lived: 57 years) [71][72][73]	September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885		Republican		20th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant
22	Grover Cleveland 1837–1908 (Lived: 71 years) [74][75]	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889		Democratic	25 (1884)	28th Governor of New York (1883–85)	Thomas A. Hendricks March 4 – November 25, 1885 (Died in office)
							Office vacant (Balance of Hendricks' term)
23	Benjamin Harrison 1833–1901 (Lived: 67 years) [76][77][78]	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893		Republican	26 (1888)	U.S. Senatorfrom Indiana (1881–87)	Levi P. Morton
24	Grover Cleveland 1837–1908 (Lived: 71 years) [74][75]	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897		Democratic	27 (1892)	22nd President of the United States (1885–89)	Adlai Stevenson
25	William McKinley 1843–1901 (Lived: 58 years) [79][80][81]	March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 (Died in office)		Republican	28 (1896)	39th Governor of Ohio (1892–96)	Garret Hobart March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899 (Died in office)
							Office vacant (Balance of Hobart's term)
					29 (1900)		Theodore Roosevelt March 4 – September 14, 1901 (Succeeded to presidency)
26	Theodore Roosevelt 1858–1919 (Lived: 60 years) [82][83][84]	September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909		Republican		25th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1905
					30 (1904)		Charles W. Fairbanks March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909
27	William Howard Taft 1857–1930 (Lived: 72 years) [85][86][87]	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913		Republican	31 (1908)	42nd United States Secretary of War (1904–08)	James S. Sherman March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912 (Died in office)
							Office vacant (Balance of Sherman's term)
28	Woodrow Wilson 1856–1924 (Lived: 67 years) [88][89][90]	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921		Democratic	32 (1912)	34th Governor of New Jersey (1911–13)	Thomas R. Marshall
					33 (1916)
29	Warren G. Harding 1865–1923 (Lived: 57 years) [91][92][93]	March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 (Died in office)		Republican	34 (1920)	U.S. Senatorfrom Ohio (1915–21)	Calvin Coolidge (Succeeded to presidency)
30	Calvin Coolidge 1872–1933 (Lived: 60 years) [94][95][96]	August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929		Republican		29th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1925
					35 (1924)		Charles G. Dawes March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929
31	Herbert Hoover 1874–1964 (Lived: 90 years) [97][98][99]	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933		Republican	36 (1928)	3rd United States Secretary of Commerce (1921–28)	Charles Curtis
32	Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882–1945 (Lived: 63 years) [100][101][102]	March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 (Died in office)		Democratic	37 (1932)	44th Governor of New York (1929–32)	John Nance Garner March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941 [j]
					38 (1936)
					39 (1940)		Henry A. Wallace January 20, 1941 –January 20, 1945
					40 (1944)		Harry S. Truman January 20 – April 12, 1945 (Succeeded to presidency)
33	Harry S. Truman 1884–1972 (Lived: 88 years) [103][104][105]	April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953		Democratic		34th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949
					41 (1948)		Alben W. Barkley January 20, 1949 –January 20, 1953
34	Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890–1969 (Lived: 78 years) [106][107][108]	January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961		Republican	42 (1952)	Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1949–52)	Richard Nixon
					43 (1956)
35	John F. Kennedy 1917–1963 (Lived: 46 years) [109][110][111]	January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 (Died in office)		Democratic	44 (1960)	U.S. Senatorfrom Massachusetts (1953–60)	Lyndon B. Johnson (Succeeded to presidency)
36	Lyndon B. Johnson 1908–1973 (Lived: 64 years) [112][113]	November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969		Democratic		37th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant November 22, 1963 –January 20, 1965
					45 (1964)		Hubert Humphrey January 20, 1965 –January 20, 1969
37	Richard Nixon 1913–1994 (Lived: 81 years) [114][115][116]	January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 (Resigned from office)		Republican	46 (1968)	36th Vice President of the United States (1953–61)	Spiro Agnew January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973 (Resigned from office)
					47 (1972)
							Office vacant October 10 – December 6, 1973
							Gerald Ford December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974 (Succeeded to presidency)
38	Gerald Ford 1913–2006 (Lived: 93 years) [117][118][119]	August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977		Republican		40th Vice President of the United States	Office vacant August 9 – December 19, 1974
							Nelson Rockefeller December 19, 1974 –January 20, 1977
39	Jimmy Carter Born 1924 (91 years old) [120][121][122]	January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981		Democratic	48 (1976)	76th Governor of Georgia (1971–75)	Walter Mondale
40	Ronald Reagan 1911–2004 (Lived: 93 years) [123][124][125]	January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989		Republican	49 (1980)	33rd Governor of California (1967–75)	George H. W. Bush
					50 (1984)
41	George H. W. Bush Born 1924 (92 years old) [126][127][128]	January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993		Republican	51 (1988)	43rd Vice President of the United States	Dan Quayle
42	Bill Clinton Born 1946 (70 years old) [129][130][131]	January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001		Democratic	52 (1992)	40th & 42nd Governor of Arkansas (1979–81 & 1983–92)	Al Gore
					53 (1996)
43	George W. Bush Born 1946 (70 years old) [132][133]	January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009		Republican	54 (2000)	46th Governor of Texas (1995–2000)	Dick Cheney
					55 (2004)
44	Barack Obama Born 1961 (55 years old) [134][135]	January 20, 2009 – Incumbent		Democratic	56 (2008)	U.S. Senatorfrom Illinois (2005–08)	Joe Biden

States of the United States In North America
State	Abbr.	Capital	Largest city[A][14]	Statehood[B]	Population (2015 est)[15]	Total area in mi2 (km2)[C][16]	Land area in mi2 (km2)[C][16]	Water area in mi2 (km2)[C][16]	House seat(s)
Alabama	AL	Montgomery	Birmingham	December 14, 1819	4,858,979	52,420 (135,767)	50,645 (131,170)	1,775 (4,597)	7
Alaska	AK	Juneau	Anchorage	January 3, 1959	738,432	665,384 (1,723,337)	570,641 (1,477,950)	94,743 (245,383)	1
Arizona	AZ	Phoenix		February 14, 1912	6,828,065	113,990 (295,233)	113,594 (294,207)	396 (1,026)	9
Arkansas	AR	Little Rock		June 15, 1836	2,978,204	53,179 (137,733)	52,035 (134,770)	1,143 (2,960)	4
California	CA	Sacramento	Los Angeles	September 9, 1850	39,144,818	163,695 (423,968)	155,779 (403,466)	7,916 (20,502)	53
Colorado	CO	Denver		August 1, 1876	5,456,574	104,094 (269,602)	103,642 (268,432)	452 (1,171)	7
Connecticut	CT	Hartford	Bridgeport	January 9, 1788	3,590,886	5,543 (14,356)	4,842 (12,541)	701 (1,816)	5
Delaware	DE	Dover	Wilmington	December 7, 1787	945,934	2,489 (6,446)	1,949 (5,048)	540 (1,399)	1
Florida	FL	Tallahassee	Jacksonville	March 3, 1845	20,271,272	65,758 (170,312)	53,625 (138,888)	12,133 (31,424)	27
Georgia	GA	Atlanta		January 2, 1788	10,214,860	59,425 (153,910)	57,513 (148,958)	1,912 (4,950)	14
Hawaii	HI	Honolulu		August 21, 1959	1,431,603	10,932 (28,314)	6,423 (16,635)	4,509 (11,678)	2
Idaho	ID	Boise		July 3, 1890	1,654,930	83,569 (216,443)	82,643 (214,044)	926 (2,398)	2
Illinois	IL	Springfield	Chicago	December 3, 1818	12,859,995	57,914 (149,997)	55,519 (143,794)	2,395 (6,203)	18
Indiana	IN	Indianapolis		December 11, 1816	6,619,680	36,420 (94,327)	35,826 (92,789)	593 (1,536)	9
Iowa	IA	Des Moines		December 28, 1846	3,123,899	56,273 (145,746)	55,857 (144,669)	416 (1,077)	4
Kansas	KS	Topeka	Wichita	January 29, 1861	2,911,641	82,278 (213,099)	81,759 (211,755)	520 (1,347)	4
Kentucky[D]	KY	Frankfort	Louisville	June 1, 1792	4,425,092	40,408 (104,656)	39,486 (102,268)	921 (2,385)	6
Louisiana	LA	Baton Rouge	New Orleans	April 30, 1812	4,670,724	52,378 (135,658)	43,204 (111,898)	9,174 (23,761)	6
Maine	ME	Augusta	Portland	March 15, 1820	1,329,328	35,380 (91,634)	30,843 (79,883)	4,537 (11,751)	2
Maryland	MD	Annapolis	Baltimore	April 28, 1788	6,006,401	12,406 (32,131)	9,707 (25,141)	2,699 (6,990)	8
Massachusetts[E]	MA	Boston		February 6, 1788	6,794,422	10,554 (27,335)	7,800 (20,202)	2,754 (7,133)	9
Michigan	MI	Lansing	Detroit	January 26, 1837	9,922,576	96,714 (250,488)	56,539 (146,435)	40,175 (104,053)	14
Minnesota	MN	St. Paul	Minneapolis	May 11, 1858	5,489,594	86,936 (225,163)	79,627 (206,233)	7,309 (18,930)	8
Mississippi	MS	Jackson		December 10, 1817	2,992,333	48,432 (125,438)	46,923 (121,530)	1,509 (3,908)	4
Missouri	MO	Jefferson City	Kansas City	August 10, 1821	6,083,672	69,707 (180,540)	68,742 (178,041)	965 (2,499)	8
Montana	MT	Helena	Billings	November 8, 1889	1,032,949	147,040 (380,832)	145,546 (376,962)	1,494 (3,869)	1
Nebraska	NE	Lincoln	Omaha	March 1, 1867	1,896,190	77,348 (200,330)	76,824 (198,973)	524 (1,357)	3
Nevada	NV	Carson City	Las Vegas	October 31, 1864	2,890,845	110,572 (286,380)	109,781 (284,331)	791 (2,049)	4
New Hampshire	NH	Concord	Manchester	June 21, 1788	1,330,608	9,349 (24,214)	8,953 (23,188)	397 (1,028)	2
New Jersey	NJ	Trenton	Newark	December 18, 1787	8,958,013	8,723 (22,592)	7,354 (19,047)	1,368 (3,543)	12
New Mexico	NM	Santa Fe	Albuquerque	January 6, 1912	2,085,109	121,590 (314,917)	121,298 (314,160)	292 (756)	3
New York	NY	Albany	New York	July 26, 1788	19,795,791	54,555 (141,297)	47,126 (122,056)	7,429 (19,241)	27
North Carolina	NC	Raleigh	Charlotte	November 21, 1789	10,042,802	53,819 (139,391)	48,618 (125,920)	5,201 (13,471)	13
North Dakota	ND	Bismarck	Fargo	November 2, 1889	756,927	70,698 (183,107)	69,001 (178,712)	1,698 (4,398)	1
Ohio	OH	Columbus		March 1, 1803	11,613,423	44,826 (116,099)	40,861 (105,830)	3,965 (10,269)	16
Oklahoma	OK	Oklahoma City		November 16, 1907	3,911,338	69,899 (181,038)	68,595 (177,660)	1,304 (3,377)	5
Oregon	OR	Salem	Portland	February 14, 1859	4,028,977	98,379 (254,800)	95,988 (248,608)	2,391 (6,193)	5
Pennsylvania[F]	PA	Harrisburg	Philadelphia	December 12, 1787	12,802,503	46,054 (119,279)	44,743 (115,884)	1,312 (3,398)	18
Rhode Island[G]	RI	Providence		May 29, 1790	1,056,298	1,545 (4,002)	1,034 (2,678)	511 (1,320)	2
South Carolina	SC	Columbia		May 23, 1788	4,896,146	32,020 (82,931)	30,061 (77,858)	1,960 (5,076)	7
South Dakota	SD	Pierre	Sioux Falls	November 2, 1889	858,469	77,116 (199,730)	75,811 (196,350)	1,305 (3,380)	1
Tennessee	TN	Nashville	Memphis	June 1, 1796	6,600,299	42,144 (109,152)	41,235 (106,798)	909 (2,354)	9
Texas	TX	Austin	Houston	December 29, 1845	27,469,114	268,596 (695,660)	261,232 (676,588)	7,365 (19,075)	36
Utah	UT	Salt Lake City		January 4, 1896	2,995,919	84,897 (219,882)	82,170 (212,819)	2,727 (7,063)	4
Vermont	VT	Montpelier	Burlington	March 4, 1791	626,042	9,616 (24,905)	9,217 (23,872)	400 (1,036)	1
Virginia[H]	VA	Richmond	Virginia Beach	June 25, 1788	8,382,993	42,775 (110,787)	39,490 (102,279)	3,285 (8,508)	11
Washington	WA	Olympia	Seattle	November 11, 1889	7,170,351	71,298 (184,661)	66,456 (172,120)	4,842 (12,541)	10
West Virginia	WV	Charleston		June 20, 1863	1,844,128	24,230 (62,755)	24,038 (62,258)	192 (497)	3
Wisconsin	WI	Madison	Milwaukee	May 29, 1848	5,771,337	65,496 (169,634)	54,158 (140,269)	11,339 (29,368)	8
Wyoming	WY	Cheyenne		July 10, 1890	586,107	97,813 (253,335)	97,093 (251,470)	720 (1,865)	1

nCalifornia is the most populous state, with 38,332,521 residents (2013 estimate); Wyoming is the least populous, with an estimated 582,658 residents. The District of Columbia, with an estimated 646,449 residents as of 2012, has a higher population than the two least populous states (Wyoming and Vermont). The largest state by area is Alaska, encompassing 665,384 square miles (1,723,337 square kilometers), while the smallest is Rhode Island, encompassing 1,545 square miles (4,002 square kilometers). The first state to ratify the current Constitution was Delaware, which it did on December 7, 1787, while the newest state is Hawaii, which was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The largest territory in terms of both population and size is Puerto Rico, with 3,725,789 residents as of the 2010 Census and a total area of 5,325 square miles (13,792 square kilometers).

The sights of the USA

nThere are a number of places which tourists want to visit arriving in the USA. This list includes the White House, Manhattan, Las Vegas, Golden Gate Bridge, Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, and of course Hollywood. The White House is situated in the capital of the USA. Since its foundation it has served as the official residence of the President. The building was first used by John Adams. Manhattan is the place which people picture thinking of New York. It is one of its five boroughs with plenty of skyscrapers. The image of Manhattan has been featured thousands times on screen. The sights of the area include Times Square, Broadway Theatre, Rockefeller University, New York City Hall, etc. Manhattan is also one of the most expensive places to live and to shop.Las Vegas is the gambling mecca of the world. This resort city is the leading financial and cultural center of southern Nevada. Casinos and mega-casino hotels with lavish decorations can be found throughout the city. All in all, the city is built to create a fantasy-like atmosphere.

nAn internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco is the Golden Gate Bridge. It spans the Golden Gate strait – a channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. It was built in 1937 and for almost thirty years remained the world’s longest suspension bridge. The red-orange colour of the bridge was chosen to make it more visible through thick fog. The bridge is frequently featured in movies. One of the most spectacular natural wonders of North America is Niagara Falls. It is situated between the state of New York and the province of Ontario. It actually contains three different waterfalls. The largest one, the Horseshoe Falls, is situated on the Canadian side. Grand Canyon is an extremely attractive tourist destination. The site is situated in Northern Arizona by the Colorado River. It is over several millions year. Although it’s not the largest canyon in the world, the view if this landmark is impressive with its colourful landscapes and spectacular vistas.

nYellowstone National Park is another remarkable natural sight. It is situated in the state of Wyoming, although it stretches to Montana and Idaho. It was the first national park in the world established to preserve natural geysers and wildlife. The park lies on top of a gigantic hotspot, which has a light molten rock on the surface. Tourists can find geysers and hot springs there. In addition, they can see grizzly bears and bison, deer and elk and many other wondrous things within the park borders. One of the most desired tourist destinations in the USA is Hollywood – the home of American film industry and entertainment. It is located in central Los Angeles and features several historic studios. The area of Hollywood also includes the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Paramount Pictures, Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive shopping opportunities and many other interesting places.

National Symbols Of United States Of America

nNational Symbols represent pride and values of the country.

nUnited States of America is third largest country by land area and world’s largest economy. It is also one of the most powerful countries of the world and one of the five permanent members of United Nations Security Council.

nUnited States of America has varied National symbols representing its culture, values and pride.

nThe current version of National Flag of USA was adopted on July 4, 1960.

nThe National Flag of USA has thirteen equal horizontal stripes with alternate colours red and white. It has a blue rectangle in the top left corner of the flag with 50 white pointed five-stars arranged in nine horizontal rows. The stars are six and five in numbers alternately and 50 in number representing different states.

nA book “Our Flag” published in 1989 by House of Representatives explains the significance of colors and stars as:-

n"The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice."

n"The star is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun."

nThe Bald Eagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus) is the National Bird of USA.

nThe Bald Eagle was adopted as the National Bird of United States in 1782. The Bald Eagle symbolizes strength, courage, freedom and immortality.

nThe Bald Eagle is represented in many important places including Great Seal, One-dollar bill, Federal agency seals and President’s flag

nRose is the National Flower of United States of America.

nThe Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 159 accepted Rose as the National Floral Emblem of United States of America. On November 20, 1986 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed Rose as National Floral Emblem of United States of America.

nThe Great Seal of United States of America was adopted in June 20,1782.

nThe Great Seal is used for various documents, treaties, commissions, United States passports, military insignia, embassy placards and many other places.

nThe centre of the Seal has Bald Eagle (National Bird), in the beak of the bird is a scroll with “E pluribus unum” inscribed meaning “out of many, one”. The two claws of Eagle holds a bundle of olive branch and thirteen arrows respectively. The front of the Eagle contains a shield of red and white stripes. Above the Eagle is cloud with blue field having thirteen stars in it.

nThe reverse of thee Seal contains 13 step Pyramid with 1776 inscribed (in Roman Numerals). Below the Pyramid is a scroll “Novus Ordo Seclorum” meaning “New Order of the Ages”. Above the Pyramid is the Eye of Providence and motto “Annuit Coeptis”.