The document provides basic facts about the location, geography, government, and climate of the USA. It notes that the USA is located in southern North America between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. It has a population of over 300 million within an area of over 9 million square kilometers, making it the fourth largest country. The federal government has 50 states and is led by a President. Key geographic features include the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains in the west with Mt. Whitney and Mt. McKinley as the highest peaks, and rivers like the Missouri, Mississippi, Yukon, and Colorado rivers that flow through low-lying areas like the Mississippi Lowlands. The Great Lakes of