USA: A brief introduction

This presention is a short introduction to the US

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE US

4. •TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisafederal
constitutionalrepublicwithfiftystatesandone
federaldistrict.
•ItisalmostentirelylocatedontheNorthAmerican
continentwithWashingtonD.C.asthecapital.
•Duetoitsglobalinfluence,beitpolitical,economic,
militaryorcultural,theU.S.isoftendubbedthe
world’slastremainingsuperpowersincethedemise
oftheSovietUnion.

5. Facts about the US
•TheUS:AFederationof50states+1District
•Capital:WashigntonD.C.
•Area:9,833,517sqkm(thirdlargestsizedcountryintheworld)
•Location:NorthAmerica
•Borders:Canada(North),MexicoandtheGulfofMexico(South),theAtlanticOcean
(East),thePacificOcean(West)
•Dependentareas:AmericanSamoa,BakerIsland,Guam,HowlandIsland,Jarvis
Island,JohnstonAtoll,KingmanReef,MidwayIslands,NavassaIsland,Northern
MarianaIslands,PalmyraAtoll,PuertoRico,VirginIslands,WakeIsland

6. •Regions:theNortheast,theMidwest,theSouthandthe
West.
•Mountains:TheAppalachianandtheRockyMountains.
•Highestpoint:Mt.McKinley,Alaska(20,236ft)
•Lowestpoint:DeathValley,Calif.(282ftbelowsealevel)
•Rivers:theMississippi,theHudson,andtheRioGrande.
•Lakes:Huron,Erie,Superior,Michigan,Ontario.
•Desert:SierraNevada

7. •IndependenceDay:July4,1776
•Motto:InGodWeTrust
•NationalBird:BaldEagle
•NationalFlower:Rose
•NationalAnthem:TheStar-SpangledBanner
•LargestState:Alaska
•SmallestState:RhodeIsland
•LargestCities:Boston,NewYork,LosAngeles,Chicago,
Houston,Philadelphia,SanDiego,Detroit,Dallas,
Phoenix,SanAntonio.

9. Naturalresources:
coal,copper,lead,molybdenum,phosphates,rareearth
elements,uranium,bauxite,gold,iron,mercury,nickel,
potash,silver,tungsten,zinc,petroleum,naturalgas,timber,
arableland,andOil.
TheUShastheworld'slargestcoalreserveswith491billion
shorttonsaccountingfor27%oftheworld'stotal
Climate:
Mostlytemperate,buttropicalinHawaiiandFlorida,
ArcticinAlaska,
SemiaridinthegreatplainswestoftheMississippiRiver,
AridintheGreatBasinofthesouthwest;
Lowwintertemperaturesinthenorthwest

10. Population:
325,533,256(Feb.6,2017)(thethirdlargestpopulatedcountryafterChina&India).
160789654Currentmalepopulation(49.4%)
164910774Currentfemalepopulation(50.6%)
ThepopulationdensityintheUnitedStatesis36perKm2(92peoplepermi).
Ethnicgroups:
white79.96%,black12.85%,Asian4.43%,AmerindianandAlaskanative0.97%,native
HawaiianandotherPacificislander0.18%,twoormoreraces1.61%
Religions:
Protestant51.3%,RomanCatholic23.9%,Mormon1.7%,otherChristian1.6%,Jewish
1.7%,Buddhist0.7%,Muslim0.6%,otherorunspecified2.5%,unaffiliated12.1%,none
4%
Languages:
English79.2%,Spanish12.9%,otherIndo-European3.8%,AsianandPacificisland
3.3%,other0.9%(2011est.)
note:datarepresentsthelanguagespokenathome;theUShasnoofficialnational
language,butEnglishhasacquiredofficialstatusin31ofthe50states;Hawaiianisan
officiallanguageinthestateofHawaii

11. Chiefofstate:PresidentDonaldTrump(since20January2017);
VicePresident:Pence(since20January2009).
Flagdescription:
13equalhorizontalstripesofred(topandbottom)alternatingwith
white;thereisabluerectangleintheupperhoist-sidecornerbearing
50small,white,five-pointedstarsarrangedinnineoffsethorizontal
rowsofsixstars(topandbottom)alternatingwithrowsoffivestars;
50starsrepresentthe50states,
13stripesrepresentthe13originalcolonies;
Stars:symboloftheheavensandthedivinegoaltowhichmanhas
aspiredfromtimeimmemorial;
Stripes:symbolicoftheraysoflightemanatingfromthesun.
thebluestandsforloyalty,devotion,truth,justice,andfriendship;
redsymbolizescourage,zeal,andfervency,
whilewhitedenotespurityandrectitudeofconduct.

13. Economy-overview:
TheUShasthemosttechnologicallypowerfuleconomyin
theworld,withapercapitaGDPof$54,800.
Agriculture-products:
wheat,corn,othergrains,fruits,vegetables,cotton;beef,
pork,poultry,dairyproducts;fish;forestproducts
Industries:
2.8%(2014est.)
Industrialproductiongrowthrate:
highlydiversified,worldleading,high-technologyinnovator,
second-largestindustrialoutputintheworld;petroleum,
steel,motorvehicles,aerospace,telecommunications,
chemicals,electronics,foodprocessing,consumergoods,
lumber,mining

14. Exports:
$1.789 trillion (2016 est.)
Exports-commodities:
agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals)
26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers,
telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines)
15.0% (2008 est.)
Exports -partners:
Canada 19.2%, Mexico 14.8%, China 7.6%, Japan 4.1% (2014)
Imports:
$2.174 trillion (2016 est.)
Imports-commodities:
agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods
30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office
machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing,
medicines, furniture, toys) (2008 est.)
Imports-partners:
China 19.9%, Canada 14.8%, Mexico 12.5%, Japan 5.7%, Germany 5.3% (2014)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$130.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

15. Top Monuments in the US
Washignton Monument

16. The White House

18. The Bunker Hill Monument

19. The Statute of Liberty

20. The Marine Corps War Memerial

21. The Empire State Building, NY

22. Mount Rushmore

23. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

24. The US Capitol

25. Arlington National Cemetery

27. The Liberty Bell