The United States of America – a nation located in North America. It ranks third in terms of population and fourth in terms of area.
It is the largest center of financial, economic, scientific, and political activity in the world. The country is divided into 50 states and one federal district. Each state has its own executive, judicial, and legislative power, and constitution.
THE CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY IS WASHINGTON.
Location.
Most of the country’s territory is on the North American continent. The western shores are washed by the Pacific Ocean, and the eastern shores by the Atlantic. To the north, the country borders Canada, and to the south, Mexico.
Political System.
The highest executive body according to the constitution, which was adopted in 1787, is the president. The president acts as the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority. The main political parties are the Democratic and Republican parties.
Geography.
To the west of the Atlantic Coastal Plain lie the Appalachian Mountains, followed by the Central Plains (up to 500 meters above sea level), the Great Plains (from 600 to 1500 meters), and to the west lies the Cordillera system.
Nature. Climate. Natural Resources.
The country is located in almost all climate zones (from arctic to tropical climates). The Cordilleras are covered with coniferous forests, the Appalachians with broadleaf species, and Alaska with tundra vegetation.
The country’s subsoil is rich in various natural minerals – brown and stone coal, manganese and iron ore. The Colorado Plateau, the Cordilleras, the Premexican Lowlands, and the Great Plains are rich in deposits of zinc, copper, silver, lead, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, polymetallic, uranium, titanium, mercury ores, phosphates, gold, and sulfur.
