The USA on the world map is not only the most powerful superpower of our time, the economic, political and cultural leader of the modern world, but also one of the most interesting countries in the world in terms of tourism.
USA on the world map in Russian
Huge and varied territories, large population, large and developed cities, bright, albeit young, history is composed the big picture a place where you can travel indefinitely, marveling at the diversity of natural landscapes, the richness of different cultures and the modern achievements of science and economics.
And even if the United States does not have such an ancient and rich culture as in the countries of Europe or Asia, modern achievements iron out this relative disadvantage and allow the United States to attract more than 70 million tourists annually.
This number of tourists allows the United States to occupy the second place in terms of tourism potential, behind only.
The total area of the United States is 9.5 million km², which allows the United States of America to share with China the 3rd and 4th largest countries in the world.
Where is?
The United States of America is located in the Western Hemisphere on the continent North America ... From the west, the mainland of the United States of America is bounded by the Pacific Ocean, from the east - by the Atlantic Ocean. Also the country includes state of alaska, partially washed by the Arctic Ocean. Alaska is separated from the main massif American states Canada.
Administrative division
The administrative division of the United States is quite complex. The country is divided into:
- 48 so-called continental states connected by land borders;
- 2 states, separated from the main territory (Alaska and Hawaii);
- District of Columbia with the capital of the country, Washington;
- overseas territories with different legal status (Puerto Rico, Guam, Palmyra atoll and others).
Despite the officially equivalent status of the states, their role in domestic policy and the economy are very different, since the states themselves are extremely heterogeneous... For example, Alaska is 430 times the size of Rhode Island, and California has 80 times the population of Wyoming.
Largest states countries by territory are:
- Alaska(over 1.7 million km²);
- Texas(almost 700 thousand km²);
- California(more than 420 thousand km²).
The population is unevenly distributed throughout the country. Most populated are the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the Great Lakes region and the Gulf Coast. The states of the northwest have the smallest number of inhabitants - Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota. The most populated states USA are:
- California(40 million people);
- Texas(27 million inhabitants);
- Florida(over 20 million people);
- state New York(almost 20 million inhabitants);
- Illinois(almost 13 million people);
- Pennsylvania(12.7 million people).
Largest settlements
When listing the largest cities in the United States by population, you should consider the preferred type of settlement in this country. In the United States, it is extremely common to live in the suburbs outside the administrative boundaries of cities, therefore the number largest cities does not boggle the imagination.
American metropolitan areas, created by merging cities, towns and cities, are among the largest in the world.
By population within the administrative boundaries, the largest American cities are:
- New York, population 8.5 million;
- Los Angeles, population 3.8 million;
- Chicago- 2.7 million inhabitants;
- Houston, population 2.3 million;
- Philadelphia and Phoenix have 1.5 million inhabitants.
The list of urban agglomerations shows a completely different number of residents involved in labor migration agglomeration core:
- New York agglomeration - more than 21 million people;
- Los Angeles agglomeration - 15 million people;
- agglomeration Chicago- more than 9 million inhabitants;
- agglomeration Boston- 7.2 million people;
- agglomeration Dallas and San Francisco have a population of 6.5 million.
Curious is the fact that the capital of the country Washington does not appear in the list of major cities and metropolitan areas in the United States.
How to get to the United States of America?
You can only get to the USA by air, except for such an exotic and expensive type of transport in our time as sea.
How many time zones are there?
The continental United States, made up of 48 mainland states, has the following Time Zones:
- UTC-4- North American Eastern Time;
- UTC-5- Central American Time;
- UTC-6- Mountain time;
- UTC-7- North American Pacific Time.
The state of Alaska has the Alaska standard time - UTC-9... Hawaiian-Aleutian Standard Time is in effect in Hawaii UTC-10.
The maximum time difference in the United States is observed between the Atlantic coast and Hawaii and is 6 hours.
Due to the huge size of the United States and Russia and the abundance of time zones in these countries difference in time can range from a relatively small size (6 hours between Kaliningrad and the East Coast in summer) to an almost daily difference near the border Chukotka and Alaska (the difference in summer is 20 hours).
Thus, when it is noon in Kamchatka or Chukotka, in Alaska the time is 16 hours, and in Hawaii it is 14 hours, but the previous day.
Difference between capitals countries Moscow and Washington is 7 hours in summer and 8 in winter.
How to fly from Russia?
Due to the fact that Russia and the United States do not have a land border, practically the only way to get to this country is to use air transport. Air traffic between the Russian capital th and largest cities of the United States are developed good enough... From Moscow, you can fly by Russian or US airlines to the following cities in the United States:
- New York;
- Washington;
- Los Angeles;
- Chicago;
- Boston;
- Dallas.
Travel time is from 9 hours when flying on East Coast USA and from 12 o'clock - to the West.
You can also fly to the United States using connecting flights at European airports.
You can find a plane ticket to the States using this search form. Please indicate departure and arrival cities, date and number of passengers.
From St. Petersburg flights to, Washington and Los Angeles are available, but you will have to make a connection in Moscow. Travel time for a flight from St. Petersburg to New York with a docking in the Russian capital will be 14 hours. In order to get to the United States from other cities in Russia, you will have to use a transfer in Moscow or at European airports.
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There are only two states in North America. One of them is the United States of America. Second country, Canada
The United States ranks fourth in the world in terms of area (9.5 million km²) and third in terms of population (327.0 million people). The length of the border is 14.7 thousand km, in. A detailed map of the United States gives information that the state has a border with only three countries:
- combined -
- with Canada (8.9 thousand km) - in the north. In addition to land (13 states), the border with Canada passes through the water of four of the five Great Lakes (except Michigan).
- land -
- with Mexico (3.3 thousand km) in the South.
- sea -
- along the Bering Strait with the Russian Federation.
A feature of the external and internal (interstate) borders of the United States is their geometric type. In the central part of the country, the borders between many states are absolutely straight lines or river beds.
The US map in Russian is about two-thirds brown. Western part of the country to the coast The Pacific- a huge plateau, smoothly turning into one of the greatest mountain systems- The Cordillera. There are also mountains in the east of the country - the Appalachians. They are surrounded by a vast flat area:
- in the south - the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida.
- in the east - the states of North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania.
One of the US states, Hawaii, is an archipelago of volcanic islands in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. In the mainland of the country, more than a hundred peaks have a height of over 4,000 m. Another feature of the country's geography is the location of the state of Alaska. It has no common border with the main territory of the country. The border with Canada is a straight line with a length of 2,475 km. The highest mountain in the USA - Denali (6190 m, until 2015 - McKinley) is located here.
USA on the world map: geography, nature and climate
The USA is one of the most recognizable countries on the world map. In addition to two oceans, the coastline of the country from the south is washed by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In its depths, dozens of destructive hurricanes arise and pass through American territory every year. The climatic feature of the central and eastern states is tornadoes - atmospheric vortices, during the passage of which the wind speed reaches 320 km / h.
The water system in the United States includes more than 250,000 rivers, the largest of which, the Missouri, is 3,767 km long. The deepest and deepest river is the Missouri. On the border with Canada, there are five freshwater lakes with a total water surface area of more than 244 thousand km², which are called Great:
- Ontario.
- Michigan.
- Huron.
- Top.
General din coastline- over 19 thousand km
USA is the only country in the world represented by all climatic zones: from the arctic - in the north of Alaska, to the tropical - in the south of the Florida Peninsula. The bowels of the country are exceptionally rich in various minerals. The flora of the central, eastern and northern parts of the country is made up of deciduous and coniferous forests. In the prairies of the west, vegetation is very sparse. The geography of the region is represented by canyons of dried up rivers, huge in area and amazing in beauty.
USA map with cities: administrative divisions of the country
According to the law, the United States consists of 50 states and the federal metropolitan area of Columbia. The largest states:
- By territory:
- Alaska (center - Juneau) - 1,717,854 km².
- Texas (center - Austin) - 696,241 km².
- California (center - Sacramento) - 423 970 km².
- By population:
- California - 38.8 million
- Texas - 26.9 million
- Florida and New York - 19.8 million each.
The states are made up of counties. There are 3141 in the country in total. The smallest number of counties in the state is 3 (Delaware), the largest is 254 (Texas). In the District of Columbia (area - 177 km²), allocated in 1871 from the territory of Maryland, is the capital of the country - Washington.
The United States includes a number of overseas island territories. They are under different jurisdictions:
- incorporated - are part of the state.
- unincorporated - are owned by the state.
According to the method of management, the territories are divided into:
- organized - run by the local government.
- unorganized - controlled by the central authorities of the United States.
The total number of overseas territories is 16, including:
- incorporated organized - 0.
- Incorporated Unorganized - 1. Also included in this category are the 12-mile maritime border area and US-flagged vessels on the high seas.
- unincorporated organized - 4.
- unincorporated unorganized - 11.
The map of the USA with cities in Russian includes 9 cities with a population of more than a million people. The largest:
New York- the largest city in the United States (8.5 million people) occupies an area of 1214.4 km² in the eastern part of the state of the same name on the Atlantic coast .. The city is located in a zone with a mild subtropical climate. Average annual temperature- 12.7 ° C.
Los Angeles- the second most populous city in the United States (3.9 million people). Located in subtropical zone in Santa Monica Bay, Southern California. The length of Greater Los Angeles from north to south is almost 200 km. The average annual temperature is above 14 ° C, the maximum winter temperature is up to 21 ° C.
Chicago- the largest city in the state of Illinois (2.7 million people). Civic center of Cook County on the shores of Lake Michigan. Located in the continental climatic zone. The average annual temperature is 10 ° C. Up to 1000 mm of precipitation falls in Chicago per year.
Political maps of the USA
The political map of the United States strikingly resembles a rustic patchwork quilt in appearance, with the patches getting smaller and smaller from west to east as we get closer to New York. The almost flat sides of the states seem to say that before the appearance of political system USA, this place on the planet earth was a single whole, without any borders. Only in a few states does the border coincide with the watershed line of large rivers and it turns out on one side of the river one state, and on the other completely different. On USA political maps the borders of fifty states, absolutely equal subjects of the federation, are drawn. The capital Washington is located in federal district Colombia, which is not officially included in any of the states. The states are subdivided into counties, the administrative units of which in terms of territory must be no less than the territory of the city. There are 3141 counties in the United States. The number of counties in the states is completely arbitrary, as in the state of Delaware there are only three counties, and in the state of Texas there are 254 counties. Each state has separate legislative, executive and judicial branches. State names are most often derived from the names of the kings of France and England and the names of Indian tribes.
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Regions of the United States
The Americans themselves divide their country into a number of large regions. These are cultural formations that have developed on the map of the United States under the influence of history and geography. They are characterized by a commonality of economics and literature, as well as mores and customs. The multinational historical heritage gives the regions a distinctiveness, clear demographic characteristics that determine the age and occupation of the population. Different dialects are spoken in the regions, and the views and outlook of people differ, depending on geographic location region. In total, such conditional regions per USA map four. These are the US Northeast, US South, US Midwest, and US West.
Political-geographical and physical maps of the USA
The territory of the United States mainly consists of three parts located on the mainland of North America, if you look at geographic Maps USA. It is the main continental part of the Alaska Peninsula with islands and 24 islands of the Hawaii archipelago. The main continental border is adjacent to Canada in the North and Mexico to the South. Alaska, separated by Canada, borders, in addition to Canada, with Russia. Besides geographic map of the USA denotes several possessions in the Caribbean, these are the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and the islands in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam, Wake, and Midway, officially belong to the United States. Eastern Samoa also belongs to the United States.
The United States of America covers an area of 9,826,630 square kilometers, stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Moreover, the land occupies 9161923 square kilometers, the water surface covers 664707 square kilometers. The vast majority of America, if you look closely at physical cards The United States is located on the central plain, relatively high mountains in the West, low mountains and the hills are located in the east of the country. Alaska also has wide river valleys and mountains. The main volcanic relief is located in Hawaii. identifies several climatic zones located on the vast territory of the country.
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Time Zone Map
Five US time zones
In 1878, the famous Canadian engineer S. Fleming, first proposed the term standard time, which was adopted in 1884 at a regular meeting of the International Astronomical Congress. S. Fleming's idea was as follows, the surface of the territory the globe conventionally divided by meridians into 24 hour zones each 15 ° or 1 hour long. At the same time, in each time zone there is a time that corresponds to the middle meridian of this zone. When moving from one zone to an adjacent one, the standard time changes by a jump of 1 hour. The local time of the individual time zones has special names. For example, the time of the zero zone is called Western European, the time of the first zone is called Central European, and the time of the second zone is called Eastern European. For the first time, standard time began to be used in 1883 in Canada and the United States. From the beginning of the 20th century, it began to be used in European states.
The United States of America (United States of America) is ranked 4th in the world in terms of size, second only to the territorially rich Russia, Canada, China and surpassing the whole of Europe.
The map of America resembles a patchwork quilt, since it consists of 48 continental states (which united several thousand cities), the government District of Colombia (Colombia) and 2 entities distant from the mainland: the state of Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean (on an archipelago of 24 islands) (Hawaii); on the northwestern edge of the mainland - the state of Alaska (Alaska) with adjacent islands.
In addition to these areas, the United States owns several island territories scattered across the waters of two oceans.
It is one of the most urbanized countries in modern world... More than 80% of residents live in cities, although the standard of living in rural areas corresponds to the urban level. The population density of the United States is 34 people. / sq. km.
The number of inhabitants of the country is 317 million people, which puts the country in third place according to this index after such densely populated countries as China and India. It should be noted that most of the country's residents are of working age.
In terms of the volume of the gross domestic product and the amount of its distribution per person, the United States also occupies the first positions, yielding only to the European Union. The fact that the dollar remains the main currency for settlements around the world speaks of the state's leading position in the world market.
In accordance with American law, the city is considered locality, numbering more than 2.5 thousand people. There are more than 10 thousand towns and cities in the United States of America. The most significant and popular of them is New York, which has a permanent population of more than 8.4 million people (New York City).
In addition to this metropolis, 3 more stand out, in which more than 2 million people live:
Other major cities:
| Philadelphia | more than 1.5 million people | Philadelphia |
| Phoenix | more than 1.5 million people | Phoenix |
| San Diego | more than 1.4 million people | San diego |
| San Antonio | more than 1.4 million people | San Antonio |
| Dallas | more than 1.3 million people | Dallas |
| San Jose | more than 1 million people | San jose |
America was formed by people of different ethnic and religious composition. For this reason, it is rightfully called the nation of immigrants. Since the end of the 18th century, 64 million people have arrived here from different regions of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Today, out of more than 100 diverse groups, three main ones can be distinguished: Americans, immigrants and aborigines. 
The multitude of religions practiced is another feature of the United States. The first visitors were Protestants from Europe, and it was this religion that had the main influence on the development of the country. More than half of the US population is Protestant. The proportion of Catholics is large - almost a quarter of the country's population. The remaining sector is occupied by a collection of other religions and non-believers.
The most widely spoken language in the United States, English, is not official everywhere, but is recognized as such in only 28 states. Other, firmly established languages, can be safely called; Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Greek.
A large number of migrants from South-East Asia and the Middle East region have brought their own languages into the mix, such as Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai and Arabic.
The Russian language, which at the end of the 19th century lost its status as one of the official ones, is still used in the former Russian territory- the Alaska Peninsula and among Russian-speaking immigrants (takes 10th place in terms of prevalence).
The location of the United States is the southern half of the North American continent. The waters of the Atlantic Ocean wash the southern and southeastern coasts of America; waters of the Pacific Ocean - the southwestern coast of the United States. The Bering Strait, which separates Alaska from Chukotka, serves as a sea border with Russia. 
Access to two oceans: the Pacific and the Atlantic assists in the development of transport, trade and economic relations, and also serves as protection from the centers of military conflicts that are shaking the world today.
Leading economic situation the country is due, not primarily, to natural resources: a large length of sea borders, a colossal reserve of natural resources, an abundance of forest and water resources.
Significant resources iron ore occur in the border zone with Canada, near Lake Superior. Almost 90% of the total resource of the United States is located here. The deposits of beryllium ore are so large that they have allowed America to become one of the five leading powers in this area.
The state of Utah is especially distinguished by the amount of beryllium ore. Bauxite deposits are concentrated in areas of Hawaii, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Virginia and Mississippi
As for gold, here, too, the Americans have a significant advantage, occupying the third place in the ranking of powers that have a reserve of gold-bearing ores, second only to Russian Federation and South Africa. The country's main gold-bearing resources are located in the western and southeastern regions (the states of Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, California, Utah and Nevada). 
The main reserves of lithium ores are found in the states of North Carolina and Nevada. Platinum ore reserves are concentrated in Stillwater, Montana. In the mining areas of Missouri (Missouri) there are reserves of lead ore.
Zinc deposits are concentrated in the Mississippi Valley. In the state of Idaho, a reserve of silver ores was discovered, accounting for 80% of the total reserve of the country. Found in areas of the states of Virginia, Alabama, Nevada, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee (Tennessee), Nevada reserves of barite allow America to take 3rd place in this area.
In the states in the north of the country (Ohio (Ohio), Indiana (Indiana) and Illinois (Illinois)), ferrous metallurgy is concentrated. Asbestos deposits occur in the Appalachian Mountains and California.
In addition to the huge resource of industrial raw materials, the map of America shows a large supply of stones used as ornamental or gems(for example, chrysolite, jade, sapphire and tourmaline). They are scattered in areas close to the cities and states in which the main mining operations are carried out.
USA political map
Federal presidential republic - this is how it is defined political system powers. Each of the states has its own constitution and its own organs of government (executive and legislative).
America map with states and cities The backbone of the political life of the North American state is Washington (Washington). The capital is home to the White House presidential residence and the Congress building located on Capitol Hill.
Densely populated New York, part of the state of New York (New York) - the financial, political and cultural backbone of the North American power. The main attractions of America, such as the theatrical Broadway, respectable 5th Avenue or Times Square, have found their place in this metropolis.
It incorporates the country's cultural institutions such as the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Opera and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Among other things, it is one of the most politically active megacities in the world; it is here that the headquarters of the United Nations is located.
The next most important city in America is the capital of the Midwest, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is unofficially called the second capital, because it brings together large financial institutions (the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange) and is the country's largest transport interchange.
Massachusetts is popular with Boston, home to Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 
The California city of Santa Clara, located in the "Silicon Valley" large companies engaged in the development of high technologies (for example, the head office of Intel). Another famous institution of the city is Stanford University.
Business card California became Los Angeles (LOS Angeles), the center of the American film industry, and the oceanfront beaches of Santa Monica and Malibu. Las Vegas - Entertainment Center country. The city has the largest number of large gambling establishments in the world (74). Located in the state of Nevada.
Miami Beach and its beaches have earned Florida the name "Pearl of the States". Pearl Harbor, America's most famous military base, is located in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii.
The state of Texas (Texas) is famous not only for its oil industry with the business center of Houston, it is home to the Lyndon Johnson Space Center and the largest medical center in the world - the Texas Medical Center.
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) is rich in historical values. V Philadelphia is home to the "Independence Hall", in which the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and later the US Constitution. 
A map of America with states and cities unites a variety of large and small administrative objects, each of which has its own history and distinctive feature.
Topographic map of the USA
America represents all the variety of reliefs. Plains, prairies, plateaus and mountain ranges.
Parallel Atlantic coast the Appalachian mountain range stretches, more than 2 thousand km long. The Hudson River crosses the Appalachian Mountains, dividing into northern and southern regions. In the south of the Appalachians, the Piedmont Plateau is located, famous for its Stone Mountain monolith, whose height reaches 200 m and national park Great Smoky Mountain.
To the south and west, the surface is formed by lowlands intersected by large rivers. Closer to the west of the mainland lie the plains called the Great Plains. The Cordillera, one of the most significant mountain systems in the world, stretches across the entire west of the country and includes the Rocky Mountains, their longest stretch. 
The Pacific Coast covers a series of ridges called the Ridges. They include the Alaska and Sierra Nevada ranges, where the highest point of the mainland states, Mount Whitney (4.4 thousand), is recorded.
Separated from the ocean by the "line of waterfalls" lies the Atlantic Lowland, stretching all the way to Florida. V westward, to the Rio Grande River, stretches the Mexican Lowland. The Mississippi plain lies approximately in the center of it.
From the Great Lakes region to the Mexican Lowland region, from the Appalachian Mountains to the prairies, there is a plain called the Central Plain. The steppe area between this plain and the western mountains is known as the Great Plain.
Mountain ranges, stretching from west to east, form the relief of the state of Alaska, where the Alaskan Ridge becomes lowland. Fixed in Alaska highest point countries - Mount Denali (6.1 thousand). The North Arctic Lowlands and the Yukon Highlands occupy the center of the state. 
The map of America with states and cities is filled with a large number of small and large bodies of water. The rivers, unevenly distributed over the land of America, flow mainly into the Pacific and Atlantic oceans... A large catchment area is the Gulf of Mexico, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Mississippi, with its tributaries Arkansas, Missouri and Ohio, became America's leading river artery. Those of them, whose length is several hundred kilometers, begin in the Appalachian Mountains and end in the center of the Mexican Lowlands.
Most of the rivers and lakes are scattered in the eastern regions of the country. The territory includes the Great Lakes, the most significant lake system in the world, consisting of five large freshwater lakes in the United States and Canada, located in the northern region of the country.
The Columbia River (more than 2 thousand km long) is used as a water and power resource. flows through the northwestern United States. Passing the largest on the planet the Grand Canyon in the west of the country stretches the Colorado River. Two large reservoirs are located above and below the canyon. 
The largest river in the Alaska Peninsula, the Yukon, flows into the Bering Sea. The map of America with states and cities is covered by almost a third of forests, especially dense in the east of the country. The center of the country, from the Appalachians to Illinois, is remarkable for its hardwoods; oak, elm, ash.
The northern border of this woodland consists of pine trees, while the south of the Appalachians is planted with fir. In the south of the country, in the Gulf of Mexico, swamp cypress and bog pine grow, as well as several types of palm trees.
The slopes of the Cordillera are abundantly covered with conifers, the slopes of the Appalachians are covered with broad-leaved forests, which is facilitated by well-moistened coastal soils. Forested areas of New England are rich in pines (more precisely, its American representative - Weymouth pine) and deciduous trees.
Also covered pine forests the south of the Atlantic states, where huge cypress trees grow next to the pines. Orange trees grow in the forests of South Carolina and Georgia, and climbing plants, including liana, are richly represented in the east of the country.
The vast expanses of the steppes abound with tall and dense herbaceous vegetation. In the Great Plains, where the soil is drier, vegetation is not as rich as in the coastal regions. On the salt marshes across the Arkansas River, cactus thickets begin. Almost tropical plants grow on the moist soils of the Mississippi Valley: corn, cotton crops, sugarcane.
Great plain Hot climate the south of the country is favorable for thermophilic crops, for example, magnolia and camellia, and from fruit plants - persimmon and peach. In most of cold Alaska, only mosses and lichens grow, only the south of the peninsula is covered with pine trees.
The country's industry includes all major industries, such as factories coal industry present in 15 states; in all 50 there are enterprises that generate or process electricity and are rich in oil and gas reserves. Pools that are mined are located within the Rocky Mountains and the Cordilleras, as well as around the Appalachian mountain range and at the junction of three oceans.
The state of Texas is characterized by a cluster of oil producing and refining enterprises. The accelerated development of nuclear power is observed. Detroit's automotive and mechanical engineering industries have lagged behind many of the leaders in the field. 
The aerospace industry is also widely represented in the country. Almost every state has enterprises in this sector of the economy; two stand out among them: Los Angeles, where the country's aerospace center is located, and Seattle, where the Boeing airliner manufacturing facility is located.
The electronics industry is widely represented in the United States, but Silicon Valley (San Francisco), California, stands out. A large number of enterprises that design and manufacture computers and mobile devices are concentrated here.
The constant development of the American economy is based on the country's leadership in constant research, development and production. the latest technologies.
As for the media, in this area, the Americans are "ahead of the rest." In the States, there are about 5 thousand radio stations and 8 mainstream television networks. In addition, the press remains in demand, more often in electronic than in paper form.
The US defense industry is famous for its anti-missile systems. The country's armed forces are equipped with the most modern types of weapons, which allows America to remain the leader in terms of spending and sales in this area.
The entire territory of the North American state is united by a highly developed transport system, including road, rail and air transport. The main means of transportation, according to statistics, is Personal car... The United States has the longest and most extensive road network in the world.
Route 66 The most famous of these was the "main street of America" highway number 66.
This highway crosses almost the entire territory of the United States from the southwest to the northeast and has a length of about 4 thousand km. The second most popular highway was SR 1. It is famous for its location along the Pacific coast of California, one of the most beautiful in the world.
Its length is almost 900 km. Nevada road number 375, has earned its fame for the fact that it passes near the recently declassified military base USA.
The historic Oregon Highway, formed back in the 1830s, is a road linking western part countries with the Great Plains and provided considerable assistance in the conquest of new territories. The total length of the US highway network is about 7 million km and includes local, state and federal roads.
total length railways the country is 226 thousand km. It should be noted that with the growth of the automotive industry, the length of the railways has almost halved.
23 World Heritage Sites in the United States are recognized by UNESCO
Fourteen of them - National parks spread out in different parts of America:
USA climate map
Diversity geographic conditions gave rise to the presence of several climatic zones on the territory of the country. Most of continental America is located in the subtropics.
The exception is the Alaska Peninsula. In its southern part, a temperate climate is observed; in the north, a polar subarctic climate reigns. The Hawaiian archipelago is located in the marine tropical zone, the areas of the California coast are classified as the Mediterranean.
The map of America with states and cities is conditionally divided into two main climatic zones: west and east. Moisture-saturated warm air coming from Mexico causes a lot of precipitation and, as a result, the prevalence of humid climate.
This is becoming common in the eastern part of America. There are frequent weather changes and sharp temperature changes: cold winter and hot summer months. It is possible to highlight the area of New England, where dry, clear weather is often replaced by wind and rain.
The areas surrounding the Great Lakes (Wisconsin. Ohio, Michigan. Illinois, Idaho) and northern New York state are characterized by high humidity. If in the east of New England rainfall falls evenly throughout the year, then the states of Michigan and New York, located closer to the center of America, are characterized by severe blizzards. 
In the northern part of the Atlantic coast (Maryland, Virginia, Delaware), in the District of Columbia, as well as in the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, there is a temperate climate. In the zone temperate climate also lie the states of Missouri, Kansas (Kansas), Oklahoma (Oklahoma), North Texas, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois and southern Ohio.
In the northwest of the country, in the states of Oregon (Oregon) and Washington, the oceanic climate reigns: in summer it is dry and warm, in the rest of the year the weather remains cloudy. Eastward, beyond the ridges of the Pacific mountains (states of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, there is a dry continental climate.
Part of southern California, the states of New Mexico and Arizona have a desert climate: in the summer months, the temperature rises to 40 ° C, in winter it drops to 41 ° C. Drought in summer and heavy snowfall in winter, typical of the Mediterranean climate, reign in California. 
The climate in Alaska, the northernmost state on the Pacific coast, remains maritime; to the north of the peninsula, it passes into the arctic climate. In Anchorage, the largest city in the state, temperatures range from + 19 ° C in summer to -19 ° C in winter.
The Hawaiian archipelago lies in a wet zone tropical climate... The range of temperatures ranges from +33 ° C in summer to -29 ° C in winter in the capital of Honolulu. 
Pacific winds along the coast bring moisture to the western regions. This area is characterized by a large amount of rain and snow. Index average annual quantity precipitation here is one of the highest on the planet. California, lying south of the west coast, and receiving most of the rainfall during the cold season, has entered the Mediterranean climate zone.
One of the factors influencing the weather in the west is mountain ranges... The slopes of the mountains lying on the western side are more humid than those on the other, leeward side. When the heat reigns in the deserts all year round, cold and snow remain at the height.
Favorable climatic conditions contributed to the formation of the United States as an agrarian country and a country of pasture cattle breeding and contributed a lot to economic prosperity.
State Accession Map
The power of the state has been created for more than one hundred years. It began with the discovery in the 16th century of the southern and North American continents. Following the representatives of these countries, Britain, Portugal and France came to the mainland. First English colony on the territory modern USA(Jamestown, modern Virginia)) was founded in 1607. 
By the end of the 18th century, almost all North American lands were metropolises (exploited territories) of Britain, England and France. The exception was some islands Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, belonging to northern European Denmark and Holland.
Some of the American metropolises were founded by the authorities of these states, some belonged to private businessmen or joint-stock companies. The complicated financial relations between the colonists and the owners of the dependent lands, the inflated government taxation and the strongest monopolization caused unrest in the society.
One of the most famous was the 1773 Boston Tea Party. The struggle to secede from the metropolises of the 1860s and 70s was called the "Wars of Independence" and is known as the American Revolution. In opposition to British policy, a Congress was convened, which included representatives from 13 colonies. 
In July 1776, representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies represented at the Congress (with the exception of New York) voted for freedom from Great Britain. A document was adopted declaring independence, and which became the basis of the Constitution of the young state (went down in history as the Declaration of Independence.).
At this congress, the united colonies called themselves the United States of America for the first time. The date of July 4 remains the main public holiday of the North American power today.
In the post-revolutionary period, from 1786 to 1791, the Constitution was adopted (1788), federal authorities of the new state were created, and all the states that were part of it received official status.
Initial composition of the USA (states):
The symbols of the country still remind of the first composition of the state. For example, banknotes have 13 arrows, 13 sheets and 13 feathers.; The American flag has 13 stripes.
The development of entrepreneurship required a constant increase in land holdings, besides, immigrants arrived in a continuous flow. The lands that gradually grew to the United States received the names of "territories"; initially did not have the status of a state and were not full members of the union.
Several colonies owned by governments different countries, joined the Union, separating from the possessions they were part of. Thus, the states of Vermouth, Kentucky and Virginia became part of the state at the end of the 18th century. Earlier, in 1790, the District of Columbia was allocated for government needs.
The state of Tennessee was the first to be formed on lands of the same name, and joined the newly formed union in 1796. The states, Mississippi, Maine, West Virginia, and Florida became part of the United States between 1817 and 1863.
In the lands called the Northwest, the states of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and partly Minnesota were formed from the beginning to the middle of the 19th century.
At the very beginning of the 19th century (1803), a young state acquired from the French government a territory covering the shores of the Mississippi and named Louisiana. The deal, recognized as the largest in the history of the United States, almost doubled the territory. At first, the borders of this region of the country did not have precise outlines. 
Now on these lands are:
- northern areas of Texas;
- northeastern New Mexico;
- partly Louisiana;
- most areas of North Dakota (North Dakota);
- almost all areas of South Dakota (South Dakota);
- most areas of Montana;
- eastern Colorado;
- southern Minnesota;
- partly Wyoming;
- the entire state of Oklahoma;
- the entire state of Missouri;
- the entire state of Nebraska (Nebraska);
- the entire state of Arkansas;
- the entire state of Iowa (Iowa);
- the whole state of Kansas.
The Oregon Territory was organized in August 1848. The western regions of the states of Montana and Wyoming, the states of Oregon, Idaho and Washington developed later on this land. Alaska, acquired from the Russian tsarist government in the second half of the 19th century, received state status only in 1959.
Texas lands, formerly owned by Mexico, declared independence and were proclaimed a republic in 1836. Nine years later, in 1845, the congresses of the United States and Texas adopted a joint decision on the forcible annexation (annexation) of this territory, which served as the basis for the start of the Mexican War. 
One of the results of this military conflict was the concession by the Mexican government of the territories in which the States of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, California and Nevada were later formed.
The Pacific territories (Hawaii, Wake Island, East Samoa, Puerto Rico) became the possessions of the States at the end of the 19th century. In 1959, Hawaii acquired state status and became, today, the last state to become part of the United States.
Exceptionally favorable geographic and, as a result, economic position of the country; the richest Natural resources; access to two oceans; remoteness from hotbeds of hostilities; proximity to peaceful, often dependent states and enormous human potential made this North American state one of the most powerful among the world's leading powers.
The United States is the main financier and permanent member of the UN Security Council, enjoys influence in the 8 leading world powers, has a significant voice in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which allows the state to occupy leading positions in the Western community.
The collection of cities and states scattered across the map of America represents a country with full set resources: natural, economic, administrative, political, cultural and human; the richest and always interesting to study.
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The United States of America is a huge multinational country where nations and cultures, traditions and customs are intertwined. This is a country of great opportunities, including for recreation.
It is impossible to study America, and even more so to understand, having visited only one city or traveled only one state. Each state in the United States is a separate world, with its own laws and orders, culture and outlook on life.
You can travel around the United States at least all year round. The vast territory of the country with its various climatic conditions and a huge number of attractions is incredibly interesting for tourists from all over the world.
USA on world map
Shown below interactive map USA in Russian from Google. You can move the map to the right and left, up and down with the mouse, as well as change the scale of the map with the "+" and "-" icons, which are located at the bottom right of the map, or with the mouse wheel. In order to find out where the USA is located on the world map, use the same method to further reduce the scale of the map.
In addition to the map with the names of the objects, you can look at Russia from a satellite if you click on the "Show satellite map" switch in the lower left corner of the map.
Another map of the United States is shown below. In order to see the map of the US states in full size, click on it and it will open in a new window. You can also print it out and take it with you on the road.
You were presented with the most basic and detailed maps USA, which you can always use to find the object of interest to you or for any other purposes. Enjoy your travels!
