The United States of America—commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America—is a constitutional federal republic comprises fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait, and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories, or insular areas, scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km²) and with more than 300 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area and third largest by land area and by population. The United States is one of the world's most ethnically diverse nations.
 
 
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The nation was founded by thirteen colonies of Great Britain located along the Atlantic seaboard. On July 4, 1776, they jointly issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their independence from Great Britain and their formation of a cooperative union. In the nineteenth century, the United States acquired land from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Russia, and annexed the Republic of Texas and the Republic of Hawaii. Disputes between the agrarian South and industrial North over states' rights and the expansion of the institution of slavery provoked the American Civil War of the 1860s. Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Washington DC are the most popular USA flight destinations. Attractions such as the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Capitol and the White House are national icons that attract visitors from all corners of the United States and beyond.
America is a massive country to walk around, with 50 states to pick from, bordered by two deep seas and wrapping an amazingly diverse terrain. Tourists from every corner of the world travel to USA to enjoy beauty, charisma, and fun filled in this vast country. Visit the biggest American city, New York with bounty attractions like The Statue of Liberty, The Times Square, The Trump Towers, etc. Get a glimpse of your favorite celebrity, travel to the dreamland of US Los Angeles. If gambling is your cup of tea, then you can’t afford to miss Las Vegas. Watch out the breathtaking beauty of Niagara Falls, one of the wonders of the world. Every city has its own culture and flavor, plan a trip to any city; you are sure having fun there.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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