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TheUnitedStatesofAmericaTheUnitedStatesofAmerica(alsoreferredtoastheUnitedStates,theU.S.,theUSA,or\o"Americas"America)isa\o"Federalism"federal\o"Constitutionalrepublic"constitutionalrepubliccomprising\o"U.S.state"fiftystatesanda\o"Federaldistrict"federaldistrict.Thecountryissituatedmostlyincentral\o"NorthAmerica"NorthAmerica,whereits\o"ContiguousUnitedStates"forty-eightcontiguousstatesand\o"Washington,D.C."Washington,

D.C.,the\o"Capitaldistrictsandterritories"capitaldistrict,liebetweenthe\o"PacificOcean"Pacificand\o"AtlanticOcean"AtlanticOceans,borderedby\o"Canada"Canadatothenorthand\o"Mexico"Mexicotothesouth.Thestateof\o"Alaska"Alaskaisinthenorthwestofthecontinent,withCanadatotheeastand\o"Russia"Russiatothewestacrossthe\o"BeringStrait"BeringStrait.Thestateof\o"Hawaii"Hawaiiisan\o"Archipelago"archipelagointhemid-Pacific.Thecountryalsopossesses\o"TerritoriesoftheUnitedStates"severalterritoriesinthe\o"Caribbean"CaribbeanandPacific.At3.79millionsquaremilesandwithover310millionpeople,theUnitedStatesisthe\o"Listofcountriesandoutlyingterritoriesbytotalarea"thirdorfourthlargestcountrybytotalarea.Itisoneoftheworld'smost\o"Multiethnicsociety"ethnicallydiverseand\o"Multiculturalism"multiculturalnations,theproductoflarge-scale\o"ImmigrationtotheUnitedStates"immigrationfrommanycountries.The\o"EconomyoftheUnitedStates"U.S.

economyistheworld'slargestnationaleconomy.Thenationalflagofthe\o"UnitedStatesofAmerica"UnitedStatesconsistsofthirteenequalhorizontalstripesofred(topandbottom)alternatingwithwhite,withabluerectangleinthe\o"Flagterminology"canton(referredtospecificallyasthe"union")bearingfiftysmall,white,\o"Five-pointedstar"five-pointedstarsarrangedinnineoffsethorizontalrowsofsixstars(topandbottom)alternatingwithrowsoffivestars.Thefiftystarsontheflagrepresentthe50\o"U.S.state"statesandthe13stripesrepresentthe\o"Thirteencolonies"thirteencoloniesthatrebelledagainstthe\o"MonarchyoftheUnitedKingdom"BritishmonarchyandbecamethefirststatesintheUnion.Nicknamesfortheflagincludethe"StarsandStripes","\o"OldGlory"OldGlory,"and"TheStar-SpangledBanner"(alsothenameofthe\o"TheStar-SpangledBanner"nationalanthem).Washington,D.C.,formallytheDistrictofColumbiaandcommonlyreferredtoasWashington,"theDistrict",orsimplyD.C.,isthecapitalofthe\o"UnitedStates"UnitedStates,filledwithmajormuseumsandmonuments,alongwithmulti-culturalcommunities.NewYorkisthe\o"ListofUnitedStatescitiesbypopulation"mostpopulouscityinthe\o"UnitedStates"UnitedStatesandoneofthe\o"Listofmetropolitanareasbypopulation"mostpopulousmetropolitanareasintheworld.NewYorkexertsasignificantimpactuponglobalcommerce,finance,media,art,fashion,research,technology,education,andentertainment.Asthehomeofthe\o"UnitedNationsHeadquarters"UnitedNationsHeadquarters,itisanimportantcenterforinternationalaffairsandiswidelydeemedtheculturalcapitaloftheworld.ThecityisalsoreferredtoasNewYorkCityortheCityofNewYorktodistinguishitfromthe\o"NewYork"stateofNewYork,ofwhichitisapart.ManydistrictsandlandmarksinNewYorkCityhavebecomewellknowntooutsiders.\o"TimesSquare"TimesSquare,iconifiedas"TheCrossroadsoftheWorld",isthebrightlyilluminatedhubofthe\o"Broadwaytheatre"Broadwaytheaterdistrict,oneoftheworld'sbusiestpedestrianintersections,andamajorcenteroftheworld's\o"Entertainmentindustry"entertainmentindustry.Thecityhostsmanyworldrenowned\o"BridgesandtunnelsinNewYorkCity"bridges,\o"Skyscrapers"skyscrapers,and\o"ListofNewYorkCityparks"parks.LosAngelesisoneofthe\o"Listofmetropolitanareasbypopulation"mostpopulousmetropolitanareasintheworldandthesecondlargestintheUnitedStates.NicknamedtheCityofAngels,LosAngelesisa\o"Globalcity"worldcenterofbusiness,internationaltrade,entertainment,culture,media,fashion,science,technology,andeducation.Asthehomebaseof\o"Hollywood"Hollywood,itisknownasthe"EntertainmentCapitaloftheWorld",leadingtheworldinthecreationofmotionpictures,televisionproduction,videogames,andrecorded\o"Musicindustry"music.TheUnitedStatesisextraordinarilydiverseinitsarrayofattractions.Therearevariousplacesofinterestinthecounty,suchasNiagaraFalls,YellowstoneNationalPark,StatueofLiberty,TimesSquare,TheWhiteHouse,CentralPark,GrandCanyon,theGoldenGateBridge,etc.OutofallofAmerica'ssymbols,nonehasprovedmoreenduringorevocativethantheStatueofLiberty.Thisgiantfigure,torchinhandandclutchingastonetablet,hasforacenturyactedasafigureheadfortheAmericanDream.TheGoldenGateBridgeisasuspensionbridgespanningtheGoldenGate,theopeningoftheSanFranciscoBayontothePacificOcean.ItconnectsthecityofSanFranciscoonthenortherntipoftheSanFranciscoPeninsulatoMarinCounty.IthasbecomeaninternationallyrecognizedsymbolofSanFranciscoandTheUnitedStatesisa\o"Multiculturalism"multiculturalnation,hometoawidevarietyofethnicgroups,traditions,andvalues.Asidefromthenowsmall\o"NativeAmericansintheUnitedStates"NativeAmericanand\o"NativeHawaiians"NativeHawaiianpopulations,nearlyallAmericansortheirancestorsimmigratedwithinthepastfivecenturies.ThecultureheldincommonbymostAmericans—mainstreamAmericanculture—isa\o"Westernculture"Westernculturelargelyderivedfromthe\o"EuropeanAmerican"traditionsofEuropeanimmigrantswithinfluencesfrommanyothersources,suchas\o"AfricanAmericanculture"traditionsbroughtbyslavesfromAfrica.Morerecentimmigrationfrom\o"AsianAmerican"Asiaandespecially\o"LatinAmericanculture"LatinAmericahasaddedtoaculturalmixthathasbeendescribedasbothahomogenizing\o"Meltingpot"meltingpotandaheterogeneous\o"Saladbowl(culturalidea)"saladbowlinwhichimmigrantsandtheirdescendantsretaindistinctiveculturalcharacteristics.Americanscelebrateavarietyoffederalholidaysandothernationalobservancesthroughouttheyear,suchasNewYear'sDay,Easter,\o"MemorialDay"MemorialDay,\o"IndependenceDay(US)"IndependenceDay,\o"LaborDay(US)"LaborDay,\o"Thanksgiving(UnitedStates)"Thanksgiving,and\o"Christmas"Christmas.Americanholidayscanbesecular,religious,international,oruniquelyAmerican.TraditionalAmericancuisineusesindigenousingredients,suchasturkey,venison,potatoes,sweetpotatoes,corn,squash,andmaplesyrup,whichwereconsumedbyNativeAmericansand