美国英文介绍

The United States of America

The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the

U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising

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 the

east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is

an

archipelago

in

the

mid-Pacific.

The

country

also

possesses

several

territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.

At

3.79

million

square

miles

and

with

over

310

million

people,

the

United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area. It is one

of

the

world's

most

ethnically

diverse

and

multicultural

nations,

the

product

of

large- scale

immigration

from

many

countries.

The

U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy.

The

national

flag

of

the

United

States

consists

of

thirteen

equal

horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a

blue

rectangle

in

the

canton

(referred

to

specifically

as

the

bearing

fifty

small,

white,

five-pointed

stars

arranged

in

nine

offset

horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five

stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes

represent the thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy

and became the first states in the Union. Nicknames for the flag include

the

and

Stripes

Glory,

an d

Star-Spangled

Banner

(also the name of the national anthem).

Washington,

D.C.,

formally

the

District

of

Columbia

and

commonly

referred to as Washington,

the United States, filled with major museums and monuments, along with

multi-cultural communities.

New York is the most populous city in the United States and one of the

most

populous

metropolitan

areas

in

the

world.

New

York

exerts

a

significant

impact

upon

global

commerce,

finance,

media,

art,

fashion,

research,

technology,

education,

and

entertainment.

As

the

home

of

the

United

Nations

Headquarters,

it

is

an

important

center

for

international

affairs and is widely deemed the cultural capital of the world. The city is

also referred to as New York City or the City of New York to distinguish

it from the

state of New York, of which it is a part. Many districts and

landmarks

in

New

York

City

have

become

well

known

to

outsiders.

Times Square, iconified as

illuminated

hub

of

the

Broadway

theater

district,

one

of

the

world's

busiest

pedestrian

intersections,

and

a

major

center

of

the

world's

entertainment

industry.

The

city

hosts

many

world

renowned

bridges,

skyscrapers, and parks.

Los

Angeles

is

one

of

the

most

populous

metropolitan

areas

in

the

world and the second largest in the United States. Nicknamed the City of

Angels,

Los

Angeles

is

a

world

center

of

business,

international

trade,

entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, technology, and education.

As

the

home

base

of

Hollywood,

it

is

known

as

the

Capital of the World

television production, video games, and recorded music.