United States

United States is located on the continent of North America, where it has a coastal position and is bordered by Canada, Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. There are seven continents in the world: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, Australia (Oceania). North America is the third largest continent in the world, it has 23 countries, plus many other territories, stretches across a total area size of 24,490,000 km2 and forms 16.5% of the landmass of the world. United States is a coastal country that stretches across a total area of approximately 9,371,180 km2. It is the second largest country in North America and the fourth largest country in the world.

The following details provide a guide to United States' approximate border lengths:
Coastline 19,924 km, Canada 8,893 km, including 2,477 km border with Alaska, Mexico 3,155 km.

The United States occupies a massive area so its climate and geography is diverse, and consequently, differs according to region. For the most part, the climate of the United States can be described as temperate, but can also vary significantly between areas. For example, areas such as Florida and Hawaii experience a hot, tropical climate, where as the state of Alaska experiences extreme, arctic conditions. The geography of the United States is formed of vast areas and plains, mountainous regions, hilly areas, coastal plains, deserts, forests, lakes, rivers plus many more geographical features. Lake Superior forms the largest lake within the Great Lakes region of North America, Mount Denali is located in Alaska and marks the country's highest mountain, the Missouri River and the Mississippi River form the longest rivers in the United States, and the Great Basin Desert is the country's largest desert. lowest point: Death Valley -86m

The official language of United States is English. Spanish and other Indo-European dialects are widely spoken in parts of the United States.

The main religion of United States is Protestant at approximately 46% of the population. Around 20% are Roman Catholic. The rest of the population either belongs to other religions or no religion at all.

Natural resources can be defined as materials and substances that occur naturally on Earth. Natural resources are very important across the world, and can be exploited for economic gain. The level of resources that occur naturally in an individual country are influenced by varying factors such as the geography, climate and location of that country. Some countries are very rich in natural resources, where as others have limited to none. Countries that have particularly rich resources include Russia, The United States, Saudi Arabia and Canada. Food, construction and transport are three primary examples of uses of natural resources. The following information provides examples of these uses: fish occurs naturally in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans, and can be caught for food consumption. Wood/timber can be extracted from forests for construction purposes, i.e. to build homes and furniture. Crude oils can be refined into different kinds of fuels in order to power vehicles/cars. The natural resources found in United States include coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, natural gas, petroleum, timber, and arable land suitable for growing crops.

Every country has its own unique culture, history and identity. Flags, symbols, emblems, mottos, songs, anthems and colors are used by countries worldwide to represent national pride and identity. These national symbols are forged through a nation's unique history and can represent both hardship and prosperity, embodying freedom, strength and unity. Flags, emblems, songs, mottos and colors reflect the past, present and future hopes of a country, and create an important image to the rest of the world. National symbols can include a mixture of things that are symbolic to a country such as animals, birds, flowers, trees, geographical features, tools of agriculture, crops, and tools of war. The following facts and information provide a guide to some of the most important national symbols, songs and colors of United States: