The Economy of the USA

The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada, and China). It occupies the southern part of North America and stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. It also includes Alaska in the north and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The total area of the country is about nine and a half million square kilometres. The USA borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. It also has a sea boarder with Russia.

The USA is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia where the capital of the country, Washington, is situated. The population of the country is about 250 million.

The economy of the United States is the world's largest national economy. Many reasons have been offered to explain why the USA has been able to go from a small economy to the leading industrial nation. One reason is the size and the natural resources. The spirit of enterprise and initiative has certainly played an important role. Many Americans prefer to be their own bosses.

The USA is a highly developed industrial country. The United States has a capitalist mixed economy. It has the largest national GDP in the world. It is the leading producer of copper and oil and the world’s second producer of iron ore and coal. Chemical products are the leading manufacturing field. The United States is the third largest producer of oil in the world, as well as its largest importer. It is the world's number one producer of electrical and nuclear energy, as well as liquid natural gas, sulfur, phosphates, and salt. Americans produce aircrafts, cars, textiles, radio and television sets, weapon, furniture, and paper.

The United States is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, each of which has its own government. The seat of the central (federal) government is Washington, D. C. According to the Constitution of the USA, the powers of the government are divided into 3 branches: the executive, headed by the President, the legislative, exercised by the Congress, and the juridical. The Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are two main political parties in the USA: the Republican and the Democratic.

Though mainly European and African in origin, the Americans are made up from nearly all races and nations, including the Chinese and the Native Americans – Indians.

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1. What territory does the USA occupy?

2. What is the total area of the country?

3. What countries does it border on?

4. What does the USA consist of?

5. What is the country’s population?

6. Why is the USA’s economy called the world’s largest one?

7. What type of economy does the country have?

8. What does the country produce?

9. What is the seat of the federal government?

10. How are the powers of the government divided?

11. What does the Congress consists of?

12. Who constitutes the American nation?

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