Full Form of USA

The United States of America or the USA is a country of North America, which is a federal republic of 50 states. There are 48 conterminous states and Alaska is included in it along with the island of Hawaii. On the north, it is bordered by Canada, on the east, by the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico on the South and by the Pacific Ocean on the West. The capital of the USA is Washington, D.C.

The United States of America is the fourth-largest country in the world after Russia, Canada, and China. In size, it is twice that of the European union. The US Dollar (USD) is the currency of the US. Geographically, its area is 9,833,517 sq. km. and the total population as of 2020 is 331,002,600.

The national symbol and the bird of the USA is the bald eagle.

USA: Government

To elect the President and Vice President of the country, the citizens of the USA who have completed 18 years of age can vote. As of June 2022, the current president of the USA is Joe Biden.

The country's law-making body or legislature is the Congress of the United States. There are two houses in it:

• The Senate
• The House of Representatives.

Therefore this is known as a bicameral legislature.

In this system, there are 100 senators; 2 from each state. The total representatives are 435. There are 9 justices in the Supreme Court of the USA who are selected by the president but must be approved by Congress.

USA: Economy

The largest economy in the world, the USA mainly comprises of service and industrial sectors. Across the world, the economy of the USA is also the most technologically advanced. Some of the major industries that are a part of the economy are automobile, petroleum, steel, telecommunication, food processing, aerospace, consumer goods, etc.

Some Facts about America

• The United States is the third-largest country in the world in terms of land area, and is nearly as huge as the continent of Europe.
• The United States has produced more Olympic medalists than any other nation.
• The United States is the only nation to have all five climatic zones on Earth: tropical, dry, temperate, continental, and polar.
• Americans were the only ones who have stepped on the moon's surface.
• Nearly 45 million immigrants reside in the United States, more than any other country in the world.
• Much of the jazz, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, country, folk, R&B, soul, and gospel that the world listens to originates in the United States.
• The U.S. film business is the world's largest, oldest, and most lucrative film industry. IBISWorld reports that the American film business produced around $33 billion in 2019.