In fact, it is the second largest country in the world, but it has a population of just 28 million. Agriculture is heavily mechanized and produces surpluses for export. Main crops are maize, wheat, soya beans, cotton. It is the world's second largest timber producer. The USA manufactures just about everything, in huge quantities, from iron and steel to computers.
Cars remain very important.
Government The USA is the world's oldest democratic republic and is governed by a president, two Houses of Congress and the Judiciary, in accordance with the Constitution of 1788. Canada has been independent from Britain since 1931. Its government, like Britain's, is led by a prime minister, whose party has a majority in the Commons, one of two houses of parliament. The PM is 'appointed' by the British monarch. Languages Numerous languages are spoken in the USA, but English is predominant, as it is in Canada, but for French-speaking Quebec.