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The United States of America is one of the greatest countries in the world. It is situated on the North America continent and is washed by two oceans: the Pacific and the At-lantic. The USA boarders only two countries - Canada and Mexico. This great country has a lot of mountains, rivers, lakes. The main mountains are the Appalachi and the Cordilierra. The longest rivers are the Mississippi and the Missouri. The cli-mate of the country is very change-able. In the southern part it is sub-tropical while the northern part has a very cold weather in winter. America has fifty states and one Federal district of Columbia where the capital of the country is situated. The capital of the USA is Wash-ington. It stands on the Potomac river in the eastern part of the coun-try. The main cities are located at the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. New-York, the largest city of the country, is situated on Manhattan is-land. Other large cities are San-Francisco, Los-Angeles, Detroit, Chi-cago, Phoenix and Dallas.. The USA is a country of highly developed industry and agriculture. The main industrial centres are Chicago and Detroit, with their greatest automobile company "Gene-ral Motors". There are many farms with various agricultural products. Grains, fruit and vegetables are grown on numerous fields especially in the South. The USA is a country with great holidays, customs and traditions. It is one of the most beautiful and interesting countries in the world. |
