Interesting Facts about the United States
The United States is almost entirely situated in the western hemisphere. Alaska is the largest state in terms of area. The United States is the third largest in population and the fourth largest nation by total area. Washington, D.C. is the capital of the US and the New York City is its largest city. The United States has a population of over 300 million people in an area of 3.79 million square miles. The US economy is the largest in the world.
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The United States welcome immigrants from different parts of the world. This has contributed to their cultural and ethnic diversity. English is the de facto national language of the United States. It is a secular nation. Apart from Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism prevail in the US. The United States is a multicultural country.
The New York City in the United States hosted the world's first commercial motion picture exhibition. The film industry of the United States gets its name from Hollywood in California, which is the central location of the American movie industry.
United States has produced geniuses like Thomas Edison, Graham Bell and many more. The United States is the world's largest consumer of petroleum. US had a lion's share in the development of the ARPANET and the creation of the Internet.
The US houses many of the world's busiest airports. It owns majority of the world's largest airlines, where American Airlines tops the list.
During the Spanish-American War and World War I, US emerged as a military power. After the Second World War, United States was the first nation to equip itself with nuclear weapons.
United States is today, a political, economic and cultural icon.
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