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 The United States of America is in North America and is bordered by
the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It
lies between Canada to the north and Mexico in Central America. The
State of Alaska, to the west of Canada, and Hawaii, in the Central
Pacific Ocean, became States in 1959.
The US has a number of dependent areas including the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico.
There are 50 states and 1 district: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon,
 Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the District of Columbia.
Washington DC (District of Columbia) is the capital and New York is
the USA's largest city.
The US economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and
inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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