The United States of America. The United States of America is the 4th largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and China

The United States of America is the 4th largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and China. It lies in the central part of the North American Continent between the two oceans: the Atlantic Ocean in the East and the Pacific Ocean in the West. Canada in the North and Mexico in the South are the only countries that have borders with the USA. The total area of the USA is about 9 million square kilometres. The population is about 230 million people. The country is washed bу 3 oceans: The Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific. The country has many lakes, including the Great Lakes and many rivers, the longest of which are the Мississippi, the Missouri, the Columbia and others. The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada. The highest peak, Mount Mckinley, is in Alaska. The climate conditions are rather various. The country is rich in natural and mineral resources: oil, gas, iron ore, coal and various metals. The USA is а highly developed industrial and agricultural country. The main industrial branches are aircraft, rocket, automobile, electronics, radio engineering and others. Nowadays the USA is one of the leading powers of the world due to its economic, political and military influence.

The United States of America is а federal state and а parliamentary republic, headed bу the President. According to the US Constitution the powers of the Government are divided into 3 branches: legislative (the Congress), executive (the President), and judicial (the Supreme Court). The Congress has two houses - the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country. There are two main political parties in the United States: the Democratic Party (their symbol is а donkey), and the Republican Party (their symbol is an elephant). The president is elected for а 4-year term and not more than two times.