United States of America

The country of America is situated in the continent of North America. It was discovered by the Europeans during the voyages of Columbus. Name America was given in the honor of the Italian cartographer Amerigo Vespucci. The official name of America is the United States of America. It also referred to as the USA or US. Washington DC is the capital of the USA. New York is the largest city in the USA. It is the world’s most multicultural nation and is famous as the land of opportunity for migrants from across the world. In the modern world, the USA is seen as the only superpower and is also considered an economic powerhouse.

The National Flag of USA

The National Flag of USA is commonly known as American Flag.The National Flag of USA (United States of America) has thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white. Red stripes consist at the top and bottom of the flag. There is a blue rectangle at the top left corner of the flag consisting of fifty small white colored five pointed stars. These stars are arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with five stars in rows. The stars in the flag of USA represent 50 states of the USA (United States of America). The thirteen stripes in the flag of USA represent those thirteen British colonies, which declared independence from the Kingdom of Britain and became the first thirteen states in the Union. “Stars and Stripes”, “Old Glory” and the “The Star-Spangled Banner” are the nicknames for the flag of USA.

Some Facts and Figure about United States of America

Capital of USA (United States of America) – Wahington D.C.

Area of USA – 9,826,675 square kilometer

Population of USA – 314,195,000 (Estimated 2012)

Number of states in USA– 50 and one federal district

Demonyn of USA (United States of America) – American

Currency of USA - United States Dollar ($)(USD)

Statue of Liberty - Situated in Liberty Island, New York City, New York, USA. This is gifted to United States from the people of France.

Independence of USA– from the Kingdom of Great Britain

     Declared: July 4, 1776

     Recognized:  September 3, 1783

Motto of USA (United States of America) –

     Official : In God We Trust                                                         

     Traditional : E Pluribus Unum 

     Latin: Out of Many, One

The Great Seal of USA is given at the right side.

GDP (PPP) of USA (United States of America)(2011 estimate)–

     Total : $ 15.094 trillion

     Per capita : $48,386

Date Format: m/d/yy (AD)

States of USA (United States of America)

(Ref: Informations has been taken from - www.wikipedia.org; www.cia.gov)