Know about USA. America. जानिए USA के बारे में। अमेरिका।
Channel: study news
Date: 13/06/2020

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), it is the world's  third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Most of the country is located in central North America between the countries of Canada and Mexico. With an estimated population of over 328 million, the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world. The capital is Washington  D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.
Ethnic groups (2018) :---

76.5% White
13.4% Black
5.9% Asian
2.7% Other/multiracial
1.3% Native American
0.2% Pacific Islander

National Language :-- English
With the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln, the first president from the largely anti-slavery Republican Party, conventions in thirteen slave states ultimately declared secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "South"), while the federal government (the "Union") maintained that secession was illegal.
On the basis of ground, The U.S. can be divided into the following 8 territories :--
Atlantic and Gulf region
Appalachian mountain range
Intermediate high ground
Intermediate Vast Plains
Canadian Shield
Rocky Mountain Region
Hilly Region
Pecific Mountain Region
MOUNT DENALI (Alaska) ---- 6190.5m(20,310ft)– Alaska Range
MOUNT LOGAN(Yukon) ---- 5956m(19,541ft) – Saint Elias Mountains
MOUNT SAINT ELIAS(Alaska+Youkon) ----5489m(18009ft) – Saint Elias Mountains
MOUNT LUCANIA (Yukon)----5260m(17257ft) – Saint Elias Mountains
 KING PEAK(Yukon)----5173m(16972ft) – Saint Elias Mountains
Missouri: 2,540 miles.
The site encompasses a group of five frontier mission complexes situated along a stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas, as well as a ranch located 37 kilometres to the south. It includes architectural and archaeological structures, farmlands, residencies, churches and granaries, as well as water distribution systems. The complexes were built by Franciscan missionaries in the 18th century and illustrate the Spanish Crown’s efforts to colonize.

Mississippi: 2,340 miles.
Yukon: 1,980 miles.
Rio Grande: 1,900 miles.
St. Lawrence: 1,900 miles.
Arkansas: 1,460 miles.
Colorado: 1,450 miles.
Atchafalaya: 1,420 miles.

The site encompasses a group of five frontier mission complexes situated along a stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas, as well as a ranch located 37 kilometres to the south. It includes architectural and archaeological structures, farmlands, residencies, churches and granaries, as well as water distribution systems. The complexes were built by Franciscan missionaries in the 18th century and illustrate the Spanish Crown’s efforts to colonize.

 Mount Whitney(California)----4421 m(14,505ft) --Sierra Nevada