Fact Sheet about the USA

The United States of America

• The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic.
• The country consists of fifty states and a federal district.
• It is situated mostly in central North America.
• Most of the country (forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district) lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
• The country is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.
• The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait.
• The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific.
• The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.

Here is a list of pages about the USA:

• The USA
• Geography
• History
• Politics
• Economy
• Culture
• US Education
• US tourist attractions