Know More About USA
USA is an abbreviated form of the United States of America which is most commonly known as the US. The US is a federal constitutional republic which consists of 50 states and a district. It is surrounded by Canada, Russia, Bering Strait and Mexico and lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Its capital is Washington D.C. But its largest city is New York city. It is mostly situated in the center of North America. It is one of the world's most ethnically and culturally diverse nation. The residents of USA are called Americans. The government of the US is known as the Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic. It has Barack Obama as its president. The legislature of the US is called the Congress with the Upper House known as the Senate and the Lower House known as the House of Representatives.
It occupies a total land area of 9,826,675 of the world with a population of 315,137,000 inhabitants. Its national currency is the US Dollars. This country does not have any particular language mentioned as its national language. However, English is its national language. ?However, several other languages are also widely spoken in the country which includes Spanish, Chinese, French, Creole, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Samoan and Chamorro.
The U.S. Constitution allows the natives of that country to follow any religion and is, officially, a secular nation. The US is known as a multicultural nation. Christianity is the most followed religion of the country followed by Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Unitarian Universalism.
If we talk about the scientific and technological advancement of the US, then we must say that the US has been a leader in that field. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is the very first example in this league. Then comes Alexander Graham Bell's telephone, Thomas Alva Edison's bulb, Nikola Tesla's alternating current and radio. Further, we can name Wright brothers, Albert Einstein in the league.
Moving on to the world of technology we can name Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Next, Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on to the moon who was also an American. The US has largely developed the ARPANET and then the Internet. In today's world, almost 64% of the funding for research and development comes from the private sector and the US leads the world in the scientific research papers.
As per a report which was published in April 2010, 77% of the households of America was having atleast one computer and 68% were using broadband service for the use of the Internet. As per the reports of 2011, 85 % population of the US was owning a mobile phone. The USA is considered as the primary developer of genetically modified food which represents half of the world's biotech crops.
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