A country in North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Details
Government type: Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Capital: Washington D.C.
National holiday: Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
Constitution: 17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789
Legal system: federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one (Louisiana's) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Flag description: 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars.
National Emblem: Eagle
Symbol: Eagle
Major Cities: Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angles
Ethnic groups: (2003 est.)
- White 81.7%
- Black 12.9%
- Asian 4.2%
- Amerindian
- Alaska native 1%
- Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2%
Population: 295,734,134 (July 2005 est.)
Religions: (2002 est.)
- Protestant 52%
- Roman Catholic 24%
- Mormon 2%
- Jewish 1%
- Muslim 1%
- other 10%,
- none 10%
Lowest point: Death Valley -86 m
Highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m
Resources:
- Coal
- Copper
- Lead
- Molybdenum
- Phosphates
- Uranium
- Bauxite
- Gold
- Iron
- Mercury
- Nickel
- Potash
- Silver
- Tungsten
- Zinc
- Petroleum
- Natural gas
- Timber