The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and Washington D.C. located in North America between Canada and Mexico. Some key symbols of the USA include the American flag and national anthem. The government is a constitutional republic and representative democracy based on a system of checks and balances outlined in the US Constitution. Some famous landmarks include the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Golden Gate Bridge, Bryce Canyon, and Niagara Falls. Yellowstone was the first national park established in the US. Major authors like Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway have contributed to American literature. Cultural aspects include folk costumes, Paul Bunyan folklore, diverse music, Halloween,

1. The United States of America (USA) is a
federal republic consisting of 50 states and a
federal district. The 48 contiguous states and
the federal district of Washington, D.C., are in
central North America between Canada and
Mexico

2. Symbols of the USA
The national flag of the United States
of America
The Great Seal of
the United States
Anthem
“The Star-Spangled
Banner”

3. Government and politics
The United States is the world's oldest surviving federation. It is a
constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule
is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated
by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which
serves as the country's supreme legal document.

4. The Statue of
Liberty is a colossal
neoclassical sculpture
on Liberty Island in
the middle of New
York Harbor, in
Manhattan, New York
City.

5. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved
into the granite face of four United States presidents: George
Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore
Roosevelt (1858–1919) and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

6. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the
Golden Gate strait, the mile-wide, three-mile-long channel
between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

7. Bryce Canyon National Park is
a national park located in
southwestern Utah in the United
States. The major feature of the
park is Bryce Canyon, which
despite its name, is not a canyon
but a collection of giant natural
amphitheaters along the eastern
side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau.

8. Mount McKinley or
Denali is the highest
mountain peak in
North America, with
a summit elevation
of 20,237 feet
(6,168 m) above sea
level.

9. Niagara Falls is the
collective name for
three waterfalls that
straddle the
international border
between Canada and the
United States; more
specifically, between
the province of Ontario
and the state of New
York. They form the
southern end of the
Niagara Gorge.

10. Yellowstone National Park is
a national park located
primarily in the U.S. state of
Wyoming, although it also
extends into Montana and
Idaho. It was established by
the U.S. Congress and signed
into law by President Ulysses
S. Grant on March 1, 1872

11. Mark Twain
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn (1885)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby (1925)
Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and
the Sea (1952)

12. Folk costume

13. Paul Bunyan is a
lumberjack figure in North
American folklore and
tradition.

14. Music

15. Halloween is a
yearly celebration
observed in a
number of countries
on 31 October.

16. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday
celebrated in the United States on
the fourth Thursday in
November. Thanksgiving is one
of the major holidays of the year.
Together with Christmas and
New Year, Thanksgiving is a part
of the broader holiday season.