The United States is a constitutional republic and representative democracy composed of 50 states. It has a federal government and a population made up of many diverse ethnic and racial groups. Barack Obama is the current president. The culture of the United States has been influenced by many other cultures but has developed its own unique characteristics over time. English is the most commonly spoken language.

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2. The United States
Of
America
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3. The United States is a Federation,
partially self-governing states united
by a central federal government .
It is also a Constitutional Republic.
It avoids the threat of ruling
majorities and protects minority groups.
It is also a Representative Democracy,
which combines a
- presidential system and a
- parliamentary system
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5. The 44th President of the
United States of America
is Mr. BarackObama.
The Vice President is Joe Biden
The First Lady is
Mrs. Michelle Obama
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7. Derived from it’s history the United States isa home to many different
groups of people from various heritages:
- Indian and Alaskan Natives
- Europeans (Dutch, English, Germans, Italians )
- Africans
- Asians
- Hispanics/Latinos
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8. As in many other western countries the population in the United States is split
into different groups:
- Upper Class
- Upper Middle Class
- Lower Middle Class
- Working Class
- Lower Class
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9. Everywhere in the world
the United States of America
Is known as a country
- with equal rights to anyone
- that offers unlimited opportunities
- and allows you to live your dreams.
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10. The culture of the United States is a Western Culture
which is influenced by many other cultures.
Today the United States has it’s ethnically and racially
own unique social and cultural characteristics.
Dialect, Arts, Cuisine
Music, Social Habits, Folklore
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11. The main factors of a high Life Standard are
- A good Education
- Literature
- Society and Culture
- Good Housing
- Vacations and Public Holidays
- Good Health Care
- Telecommunication/
Media
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12. Therearemany different Religions to befound in the United
States of America. Thestrongestgroupare Christians.
Christian: (80.2%:
- Protestant (51.3%)
- Roman Catholic (23.9%)
Mormon (1.7%)
Other Christian (1.6%)Jewish (1.7%)
Buddhist (0.7%)
Muslim (0.6%)
Other/Unspecified (2.5%)
Unaffiliated (12.1%)None (4%)
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13. Themainlanguage in the United Statesis English. The second
strongeslanguageisspanish.
Native languagestatisticsforThe United States:
English (82.1%)
Spanish (10.7%)
Other Indo-European languages (3.8%)
Other Asian or Pacific Islander languages (2.7%)
Other languages (0.7%)
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14. The United States of America is among the leading nations of
Space technology. One of the most important programs was the
Apollo Space Mission to the Moon.
The US is also a leader in
Telecommunications and equipment.
Steve Jobs invented the iPhone, which
combines the features of a telephone and a computer .
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15. Many farms all over the United States make sure that all the
products are available for a stable food supply.
There are farms specialized on meat, dairy, fruits and
vegetables. Most of our nutritions come from the US,
Some exotic products are imported.
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