4. Short information
Official name United States of America
Form of government
federal republic with two
legislative houses (Senate [100];
House of Representatives [4351
])
Head of state and government President: Barack Obama
Capital Washington, D.C.
Official language English
Official religion none
Monetary unit dollar (U.S.$)
Population
(2010) 308,745,538; (2014 est.)
318,636,000
5. Capital
• Washington, D.C., formally the District of
Columbia and commonly referred to as
"Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.",
is the capital of the United States. The
signing of the Residence Act on July 16,
1790, approved the creation of a capital
district located along the Potomac Riveron
the country's East Coast. The U.S.
Constitution provided for a federal
district under the exclusive jurisdiction of
the Congress and the District is therefore
not a part of any U.S. state.
6. Cities
• The United States of America is a country in
North America. There are 50 states in the
United States of America.
• The biggest city in the USA is New York
City, New York, which has over 8 million
people. The second-biggest city in the USA
is Los Angeles, California, which has almost
4 million people. The third-biggest city in
the USA is Chicago, Illinois, which has
nearly 3 million people.
