United States of America map. Detailed map of the USA in Russian
California is most often called the Golden State. It's funny to note that 12% of locals are unemployed here. However, there is another side - it is here that 88 billionaires live, more than 10,000 families have a total annual budget of more than $ 30,000,000.
USA map showing all American states
All this does not in any way prevent California from having colossal debts, but thanks to Hollywood and Silicon Valley, this situation is gradually improving.
The next richest states are Florida and Illinois.
Lowest taxes
Delaware state road map
The relatively modest tax collection makes Delaware an attractive destination at first glance, but in fact, low taxes are a necessary measure to ensure the life of the state.
Wyoming
There is no income tax, trade - 4%, fuel - $ 0.24. 
The state of Wyoming has a large income from the sale of rights to extract natural resources - oil and minerals. Due to this, tax fees are very low here.
Louisiana
State income tax is 2-6%, fuel surcharge is $ 0.2, and sales tax is 4%. 
The sugar state is famous not only for the production of sugar from cane, but is also the second largest producer of oil and gas.
The largest Russian diasporas
When a person travels to a foreign country, he is always interested in where his former compatriots prefer to settle on its territory. Someone aspires to these places, wanting to be among their own, someone avoids too popularized places, but in any case it is better to know where Russians live in America.
Texas, Houston
The local Russian community is represented mainly by a scientific social group. The fact is that the space center is located on the territory of Houston, as well as oil producers.
Russian-American cooperation has led to the formation of a stable Russian diaspora in Houston - there is Cultural Center, a small theater and even a Russian newspaper.
The local library contains books on native language... About 54,000 Russians live in Texas, of which more than 30,000 live in Houston.
Detailed map state of Texas showing all cities
Washington, Seattle
Washington DC map with road signs
California, San Francisco
The Californian Russian diaspora differs significantly from all others - there are several clan associations that are strictly ranked. The most influential is the oldest community - the descendants of its current members arrived in the United States in the 19th century.
The second congregation, on Boulevard Gieri, consists of those who arrived not so long ago.
The third is related to Silicon Valley. 
Map of the distribution of the states of America by region
Due to the close location of the ocean, the climate is slightly more humid, but the local population has such advantages as nice beaches and seafood at relatively low prices.
New Jersey map showing all cities
In addition to the described Mid-Atlantic states, New England is also popular - New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut. Once upon a time, the first pilgrims settled here.
To this day, here you can meet representatives of the most different countries... New England is a very safe region. Climatic conditions here are close to continental, nature is rich in colors and gifts. The cities here are pretty small local population I like the silence.
Political maps of the USA
The political map of the United States strikingly resembles a rustic patchwork quilt in appearance, with the patches getting smaller and smaller from west to east as we get closer to New York. The almost even sides of the states seem to say that before the emergence of the US political system, this place on the planet earth was a single whole, without any borders. Only in a few states does the border coincide with the watershed line of large rivers and it turns out on one side of the river one state, and on the other completely different. On the USA political maps the borders of fifty states, absolutely equal subjects of the federation, are drawn. The capital Washington is located in the District of Columbia, which is not officially part of any of the states. The states are subdivided into counties, the administrative units of which in terms of territory must be no less than the territory of the city. There are 3141 counties in the United States. The number of counties in the states is completely arbitrary, as in the state of Delaware there are only three counties, and in the state of Texas there are 254 counties. Each state has separate legislative, executive and judicial branches. State names are most often derived from the names of the kings of France and England and the names of Indian tribes.
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Regions of the United States
The Americans themselves divide their country into a number of large regions. These are cultural formations that have developed on the map of the United States under the influence of history and geography. They are characterized by a commonality of economics and literature, as well as mores and customs. The multinational historical heritage gives the regions a distinctiveness, clear demographic characteristics that determine the age and occupation of the population. Different dialects are spoken in the regions, and the views and outlook of people differ, depending on geographic location region. In total, such conditional regions per USA map four. These are the US Northeast, US South, US Midwest, and US West.
Political-geographical and physical maps of the USA
The territory of the United States mainly consists of three parts located on the mainland of North America, if you look at the geographical maps of the United States. It is the main continental part of the Alaska Peninsula with islands and 24 islands of the Hawaii archipelago. The main continental border is adjacent to Canada in the North and Mexico to the South. Alaska, separated by Canada, borders, in addition to Canada, with Russia. Besides geographic map USA denotes several possessions in the Caribbean. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as well as officially belong to the territory of the United States of the islands in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam, Wake, Midway. Eastern Samoa also belongs to the United States.
The United States of America covers an area of 9,826,630 square kilometers, stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Moreover, the land occupies 9161923 square kilometers, the water surface covers 664707 square kilometers. The vast majority of America, if you look closely at physical maps of the United States, is located on the central plain, relatively high mountains in the west, low mountains and hills are located in the east of the country. Alaska also has wide river valleys and mountains. The main volcanic relief is located in Hawaii. identifies several climatic zones located on the vast territory of the country.
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Time Zone Map
Five US time zones
In 1878, the famous Canadian engineer S. Fleming first proposed the term standard time, which was adopted in 1884 at a regular meeting of the International Astronomical Congress. The idea of S. Fleming was as follows, the surface of the earth's territory was conditionally divided by meridians into 24 hour zones each 15 ° or 1 hour long. At the same time, in each time zone there is a time that corresponds to the middle meridian of this zone. When moving from one zone to an adjacent one, the standard time changes by a jump of 1 hour. The local time of the individual time zones has special names. For example, the time of the zero zone is called Western European, the time of the first zone is called Central European, and the time of the second zone is called Eastern European. For the first time, standard time began to be used in 1883 in Canada and the United States. From the beginning of the 20th century, it began to be used in European states.
The United States of America (United States of America) is ranked 4th in the world in terms of size, second only to the territorially rich Russia, Canada, China and surpassing the whole of Europe.
The map of America resembles a patchwork quilt, since it consists of 48 continental states (which united several thousand cities), the government District of Colombia (Colombia) and 2 entities distant from the mainland: the state of Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean (on an archipelago of 24 islands) (Hawaii); on the northwestern edge of the mainland - the state of Alaska (Alaska) with adjacent islands.
In addition to these areas, the United States owns several island territories scattered across the waters of two oceans.
It is one of the most urbanized countries in modern world... More than 80% of residents live in cities, although the standard of living in rural areas corresponds to the urban level. The population density of the United States is 34 people. / sq. km.
The number of inhabitants of the country is 317 million people, which puts the country in third place according to this index after such densely populated countries as China and India. It should be noted that most of the country's residents are of working age.
In terms of the volume of the gross domestic product and the amount of its distribution per person, the United States also occupies the first positions, yielding only to the European Union. The fact that the dollar remains the main currency for settlements around the world speaks of the state's leading position in the world market.
In accordance with American law, the city is considered locality, numbering more than 2.5 thousand people. There are more than 10 thousand towns and cities in the United States of America. The most significant and popular of them is New York, which has a permanent population of more than 8.4 million people (New York City).
In addition to this metropolis, 3 more stand out, in which more than 2 million people live:
Other major cities:
| Philadelphia | more than 1.5 million people | Philadelphia |
| Phoenix | more than 1.5 million people | Phoenix |
| San Diego | more than 1.4 million people | San diego |
| San Antonio | more than 1.4 million people | San Antonio |
| Dallas | more than 1.3 million people | Dallas |
| San Jose | more than 1 million people | San jose |
America was formed by people of different ethnic and religious composition. For this reason, it is rightfully called the nation of immigrants. Since the end of the 18th century, 64 million people have arrived here from various regions of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Today, out of more than 100 diverse groups, three main ones can be distinguished: Americans, immigrants and aborigines. 
The multitude of religions practiced is another feature of the United States. The first visitors were Protestants from Europe, and it was this religion that had the main influence on the development of the country. More than half of the US population is Protestant. The proportion of Catholics is large - almost a quarter of the country's population. The remaining sector is occupied by a collection of other religions and non-believers.
The most widely spoken language in the United States, English, is not official everywhere, but is recognized as such in only 28 states. Other, firmly established languages, can be safely called; Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Greek.
A large number of migrants from Southeast Asia and the Middle East region have brought their own languages to the general mass, for example, Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai and Arabic.
The Russian language, which at the end of the 19th century lost its status as one of the official ones, is still used in the former Russian territory - the Alaska Peninsula and among Russian-speaking immigrants (it ranks 10th in terms of prevalence).
The location of the United States is the southern half of the North American continent. Water Atlantic Ocean wash the southern and southeastern coast of America; waters of the Pacific Ocean - the southwestern coast of the United States. The Bering Strait, which separates Alaska from Chukotka, serves as a sea border with Russia. 
Access to two oceans: the Pacific and the Atlantic assists in the development of transport, trade and economic relations, and also serves as protection from the centers of military conflicts that are shaking the world today.
The leading economic position of the country is due, not primarily, to natural resources: maritime boundaries, a colossal reserve of natural resources, an abundance of forest and water resources.
Significant iron ore resources are found in the border zone with Canada, not far from Lake Superior. Almost 90% of the total resource of the United States is located here. The deposits of beryllium ore are so large that they have allowed America to become one of the five leading powers in this area.
The state of Utah is especially distinguished by the amount of beryllium ore. Bauxite deposits are concentrated in areas of Hawaii, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Virginia and Mississippi
As for gold, the Americans have a significant advantage here as well, occupying the third place in the ranking of powers that have reserves of gold-bearing ores, behind only the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa. The country's main gold-bearing resources are located in the western and southeastern regions (the states of Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, California, Utah and Nevada). 
The main reserves of lithium ores are found in the states of North Carolina and Nevada. Platinum ore reserves are concentrated in Stillwater, Montana. In the mining areas of Missouri (Missouri) there are reserves of lead ore.
Zinc deposits are concentrated in the Mississippi Valley. In the state of Idaho, a reserve of silver ores was discovered, accounting for 80% of the total reserve of the country. Found in areas of the states of Virginia, Alabama, Nevada, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee (Tennessee), Nevada reserves of barite allow America to take 3rd place in this area.
In the states in the north of the country (Ohio (Ohio), Indiana (Indiana) and Illinois (Illinois)), ferrous metallurgy is concentrated. Asbestos deposits occur in the Appalachian Mountains and California.
In addition to a huge resource of industrial raw materials, the map of America shows a large supply of stones used as ornamental or precious stones (for example, chrysolite, jade, sapphire and tourmaline). They are scattered in areas close to the cities and states in which the main mining operations are carried out.
USA political map
Federal presidential republic - this is how the state system of the state is determined. Each of the states has its own constitution and its own organs of government (executive and legislative).
America map with states and cities The backbone of the political life of the North American state is Washington (Washington). There is a presidential residence in the capital " The White house”And the Congress building located on Capitol Hill.
Densely populated New York, part of the state of New York (New York) - the financial, political and cultural backbone of the North American power. The main attractions of America, such as the theatrical Broadway, respectable 5th Avenue or Times Square, have found their place in this metropolis.
It incorporates the country's cultural institutions such as the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Opera and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Among other things, it is one of the most politically active megacities in the world; it is here that the headquarters of the United Nations is located.
The next most important city in America is the capital of the Midwest, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is unofficially called the second capital, because it brings together large financial institutions (the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange) and is the country's largest transport interchange.
Massachusetts is popular with Boston, home to Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 
The California city of Santa Clara, located in Silicon Valley, has become famous for the clustering of headquarters of several large companies engaged in the development of high technologies (for example, the head office of Intel). Another famous institution of the city is Stanford University.
Business card California became Los Angeles (LOS Angeles), the center of the American film industry, and the oceanfront beaches of Santa Monica and Malibu. Las Vegas - Entertainment Center country. The city has the largest number of large gambling establishments in the world (74). Located in the state of Nevada.
Miami Beach and its beaches have earned Florida the name "Pearl of the States". Pearl Harbor, America's most famous military base, is located in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii.
The state of Texas (Texas) is famous not only for its oil industry with the business center of Houston, it is home to the Lyndon Johnson Space Center and the largest medical center in the world - the Texas Medical Center.
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) is rich in historical values. V Philadelphia is home to the "Independence Hall", in which the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and later the US Constitution. 
The state and city map of America brings together a variety of large and small administrative entities, each with its own history and distinctive feature.
Topographic map of the USA
America represents all the variety of reliefs. Plains, prairies, plateaus and mountain ranges.
The Appalachian mountain range stretches parallel to the Atlantic coast, more than 2 thousand km long. The Hudson River crosses the Appalachian Mountains, dividing into northern and southern regions. In the south of the Appalachians, the Piedmont Plateau is located, famous for its Stone Mountain monolith, whose height reaches 200 m and national park Great Smoky Mountain.
To the south and west, the surface is formed by lowlands intersected by large rivers. Closer to the west of the mainland lie the plains called the Great Plains. Cordillera, one of the most significant mountain systems the world, stretches across the entire west of the country and includes the Rocky Mountains, their longest stretch. 
The Pacific Coast covers a series of ridges called the Ridges. They include the Alaska and Sierra Nevada ranges, where the highest point of the mainland states, Mount Whitney (4.4 thousand), is recorded.
Separated from the ocean by the "line of waterfalls" lies the Atlantic Lowland, stretching all the way to Florida. V westward, to the Rio Grande River, stretches the Mexican Lowland. The Mississippi plain lies approximately in the center of it.
From the Great Lakes region to the Mexican Lowland region, from the Appalachian Mountains to the prairies, there is a plain called the Central Plain. Steppe territory between this plain and western mountains known as the Great Plain.
Mountain ranges, stretching from west to east, form the relief of the state of Alaska, where the Alaskan Ridge becomes lowland. In Alaska, the highest point of the country is recorded - Mount Denali (6.1 thousand). The North Arctic Lowlands and the Yukon Highlands occupy the center of the state. 
The map of America with states and cities is filled with a large number of small and large bodies of water. The rivers, unevenly distributed over the land of America, flow mainly into the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. A large catchment area is the Gulf of Mexico, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Mississippi, with its tributaries Arkansas, Missouri and Ohio, became America's leading river artery. Those of them, whose length is several hundred kilometers, begin in the Appalachian Mountains and end in the center of the Mexican Lowlands.
Most of the rivers and lakes are scattered in the eastern regions of the country. The territory includes the Great Lakes, the most significant lake system in the world, consisting of five large freshwater lakes in the United States and Canada, located in the northern region of the country.
The Columbia River (more than 2 thousand km long) is used as a water and power resource. flows through the northwestern United States. Passing the largest on the planet the Grand Canyon in the west of the country stretches the Colorado River. Two large reservoirs are located above and below the canyon. 
The largest river in the Alaska Peninsula, the Yukon, flows into the Bering Sea. The map of America with states and cities is covered by almost a third of forests, especially dense in the east of the country. The center of the country, from the Appalachians to Illinois, is remarkable for its hardwoods; oak, elm, ash.
Northern border This woodland is made up of pine trees, and the south of the Appalachians is planted with fir. In the south of the country, in the Gulf of Mexico, swamp cypress and bog pine grow, as well as several types of palm trees.
The slopes of the Cordillera are abundantly covered with conifers, the slopes of the Appalachians are covered with broad-leaved forests, which is facilitated by well-moistened coastal soils. Forested areas of New England are rich in pines (more precisely, its American representative - Weymouth pine) and deciduous trees.
Also covered pine forests the south of the Atlantic states, where huge cypress trees grow next to the pines. Orange trees grow in the forests of South Carolina and Georgia, and climbing plants, including liana, are richly represented in the east of the country.
The vast expanses of the steppes abound with tall and dense herbaceous vegetation. In the Great Plains, where the soil is drier, vegetation is not as rich as in the coastal regions. On the salt marshes across the Arkansas River, cactus thickets begin. Almost tropical plants grow on the moist soils of the Mississippi Valley: corn, cotton crops, sugarcane.
Great plain The hot climate of the south of the country is favorable for thermophilic crops, for example, magnolia and camellia, and from fruit plants - persimmon and peach. In most of cold Alaska, only mosses and lichens grow, only the south of the peninsula is covered with pine trees.
The country's industry includes all major industries, for example, coal mining enterprises are present in 15 states; in all 50 there are enterprises that generate or process electricity and are rich in oil and gas reserves. Pools that are mined are located within the Rocky Mountains and the Cordilleras, as well as around the Appalachian mountain range and at the junction of three oceans.
The state of Texas is characterized by a cluster of oil producing and refining enterprises. The accelerated development of nuclear power is observed. Detroit's automotive and mechanical engineering industries have lagged behind many of the leaders in the field. 
The aerospace industry is also widely represented in the country. Almost every state has enterprises in this sector of the economy; two stand out among them: Los Angeles, where the country's aerospace center is located, and Seattle, where the Boeing airliner manufacturing facility is located.
The electronics industry is widely represented in the United States, but Silicon Valley (San Francisco), California, stands out. A large number of enterprises that design and manufacture computers and mobile devices are concentrated here.
The constant development of the American economy is based on the country's leadership in constant research, development and production of the latest technologies.
With regard to funds mass media, then in this area the Americans are "ahead of the rest." In the States, there are about 5 thousand radio stations and 8 mainstream television networks. In addition, the press remains in demand, more often in electronic than in paper form.
The US defense industry is famous for its anti-missile systems. Military establishment countries are equipped with the most modern types of weapons, which allows America to maintain the lead in terms of spending and sales in this area.
The entire territory of the North American state is united by a highly developed transport system, including road, rail and air transport. The main means of transportation, according to statistics, is private car... The United States has the longest and most extensive road network in the world.
Route 66 The most famous of these was the "main street of America" highway number 66.
This highway crosses almost the entire territory of the United States from the southwest to the northeast and has a length of about 4 thousand km. The second most popular highway was SR 1. It is famous for its location along the Pacific coast of California, one of the most beautiful in the world.
Its length is almost 900 km. Nevada road number 375, has earned its fame for the fact that it passes near the recently declassified military base USA.
The historic Oregon Highway, formed back in the 30s of the 19th century, is a road that links the western part of the country with the Great Plains and has provided considerable assistance in the conquest of new territories. The total length of the US highway network is about 7 million km and includes local, state and federal roads.
total length railways the country is 226 thousand km. It should be noted that with the growth of the automotive industry, the length of the railways has almost halved.
23 World Heritage Sites in the United States are recognized by UNESCO
Fourteen of them - National parks spread out in different parts of America:
USA climate map
Diversity geographic conditions gave rise to the presence of several climatic zones on the territory of the country. Most of continental America is located in the subtropics.
The exception is the Alaska Peninsula. In its southern part, a temperate climate is observed; in the north, a polar subarctic climate reigns. The Hawaiian archipelago is located in the marine tropical zone, the areas of the California coast are classified as the Mediterranean.
The map of America with states and cities is conventionally divided into two main climatic zones: west and east. Moisture-saturated warm air coming from Mexico causes a lot of precipitation and, as a result, the prevalence of a humid climate. 
This is becoming common in the eastern part of America. There are frequent weather changes and sharp temperature changes: cold winter and hot summer months. It is possible to highlight the area of New England, where dry, clear weather is often replaced by wind and rain.
The areas surrounding the Great Lakes (Wisconsin. Ohio, Michigan. Illinois, Idaho) and northern New York state are characterized by high humidity. If in the east of New England precipitation falls evenly throughout the year, then the states of Michigan and New York, located closer to the center of America, are characterized by severe blizzards. 
In the northern part of the Atlantic coast (Maryland, Virginia, Delaware), in the District of Columbia, as well as in the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, there is a temperate climate. The temperate zone also includes the states of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Texas, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois and southern Ohio.
In the northwest of the country, in the states of Oregon (Oregon) and Washington, the oceanic climate reigns: in summer it is dry and warm, in the rest of the year the weather remains cloudy. V eastward, beyond the ridges of the Pacific mountains (the states of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, there is a dry continental climate.
Part of southern California, the states of New Mexico and Arizona have a desert climate: in the summer months, the temperature rises to 40 ° C, in winter it drops to 41 ° C. Drought in summer and heavy snowfall in winter, typical of the Mediterranean climate, reign in California. 
The climate in Alaska, the northernmost state on the Pacific coast, remains maritime; to the north of the peninsula, it passes into the arctic climate. In Anchorage, the largest city in the state, temperatures range from + 19 ° C in summer to -19 ° C in winter.
The Hawaiian archipelago lies in a humid tropical climate. The range of temperatures ranges from +33 ° C in summer to -29 ° C in winter in the capital of Honolulu. 
Pacific winds along the coast bring moisture to the western regions. This area is characterized by a large amount of rain and snow. The index of average annual rainfall here is one of the highest on the planet. California lying to the south west coast, and receiving most of the precipitation in the cold season, entered the Mediterranean climate zone.
Mountain ranges are one of the factors influencing the weather in the west. The slopes of the mountains lying on the western side are more humid than those on the other, leeward side. When the heat reigns in the deserts all year round, cold and snow remain at the height.
Favorable climatic conditions contributed to the formation of the United States as an agrarian country and a country of pasture cattle breeding and contributed a lot to economic prosperity.
State Accession Map
The power of the state has been created for more than one hundred years. It began with the discovery in the 16th century of the southern and North American continents. Following the representatives of these countries, Britain, Portugal and France came to the mainland. The first English colony on the territory of the modern United States (Jamestown, modern Virginia) was founded in 1607. 
By the end of the 18th century, almost all North American lands were metropolises (exploited territories) of Britain, England and France. The exception was some islands Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, belonging to northern European Denmark and Holland.
Some of the American metropolises were founded by the authorities of these states, some belonged to private businessmen or joint-stock companies. The complicated financial relations between the colonists and the owners of the dependent lands, the inflated government taxation and the strongest monopolization caused unrest in the society.
One of the most famous was the 1773 Boston Tea Party. The struggle to secede from the metropolises of the 1860s and 70s was called the "Wars of Independence" and is known as the American Revolution. In opposition to British policy, a Congress was convened, which included representatives from 13 colonies. 
In July 1776, representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies represented at the Congress (with the exception of New York) voted for freedom from Great Britain. A document was adopted declaring independence, and which became the basis of the Constitution of the young state (went down in history as the Declaration of Independence.).
At this congress, the united colonies called themselves the United States of America for the first time. The date of July 4 remains the main public holiday of the North American power today.
In the post-revolutionary period, from 1786 to 1791, the Constitution was adopted (1788), federal authorities of the new state were created, and all the states that were part of it received official status.
Initial composition of the USA (states):
The symbols of the country still remind of the first composition of the state. For example, banknotes have 13 arrows, 13 sheets and 13 feathers.; The American flag has 13 stripes.
The development of entrepreneurship required a constant increase in land holdings, besides, immigrants arrived in a continuous flow. The lands that gradually grew to the United States received the names of "territories"; initially did not have the status of a state and were not full members of the union.
Several colonies belonging to the governments of different countries joined the Union, separating from the possessions they were part of. Thus, the states of Vermouth, Kentucky and Virginia became part of the state at the end of the 18th century. Earlier, in 1790, the District of Columbia was allocated for government needs.
The state of Tennessee was the first to be formed on lands of the same name, and joined the newly formed union in 1796. The states, Mississippi, Maine, West Virginia, and Florida became part of the United States between 1817 and 1863.
In the lands called the Northwest, the states of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and partly Minnesota were formed from the beginning to the middle of the 19th century.
At the very beginning of the 19th century (1803), a young state acquired from the French government a territory covering the shores of the Mississippi and named Louisiana. The deal, recognized as the largest in the history of the United States, almost doubled the territory. At first, the borders of this region of the country did not have precise outlines. 
Now on these lands are:
- northern areas of Texas;
- northeastern New Mexico;
- partly Louisiana;
- most areas of North Dakota (North Dakota);
- almost all areas of South Dakota (South Dakota);
- most areas of Montana;
- eastern Colorado;
- southern regions Minnesota State;
- partly Wyoming;
- the entire state of Oklahoma;
- the entire state of Missouri;
- the entire state of Nebraska (Nebraska);
- the entire state of Arkansas;
- the entire state of Iowa (Iowa);
- the whole state of Kansas.
The Oregon Territory was organized in August 1848. The western regions of the states of Montana and Wyoming, the states of Oregon, Idaho and Washington developed later on this land. Alaska, acquired from the Russian tsarist government in the second half of the 19th century, received state status only in 1959.
Texas lands, formerly owned by Mexico, declared independence and were proclaimed a republic in 1836. Nine years later, in 1845, the congresses of the United States and Texas adopted a joint decision on the forcible annexation (annexation) of this territory, which served as the basis for the start of the Mexican War. 
One of the results of this military conflict was the concession by the Mexican government of the territories in which the States of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, California and Nevada were later formed.
The Pacific territories (Hawaii, Wake Island, East Samoa, Puerto Rico) became the possessions of the States at the end of the 19th century. In 1959, Hawaii acquired state status and became, today, the last state to become part of the United States.
Exceptionally favorable geographic and, as a result, economic position of the country; richest natural resources; access to two oceans; remoteness from hotbeds of hostilities; proximity to peaceful, often dependent states and enormous human potential made this North American state one of the most powerful among the world's leading powers.
The United States is the main financier and permanent member of the UN Security Council, enjoys influence in the 8 leading world powers, has a significant voice in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which allows the state to occupy leading positions in the Western community.
The collection of cities and states scattered across the map of America represents a country with a full complement of resources: natural, economic, administrative, political, cultural and human; the richest and always interesting to study.
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V North America only two states are located. One of them is the United States of America. Second country, Canada
The United States ranks fourth in the world in terms of area (9.5 million km²) and third in terms of population (327.0 million people). The length of the border is 14.7 thousand km, in. A detailed map of the United States gives information that the state has a border with only three countries:
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- with Canada (8.9 thousand km) - in the north. In addition to land (13 states), the border with Canada passes through the water of four of the five Great Lakes (except Michigan).
- land -
- with Mexico (3.3 thousand km) in the South.
- sea -
- along the Bering Strait with the Russian Federation.
A feature of the external and internal (interstate) borders of the United States is their geometric type. In the central part of the country, the borders between many states are absolutely straight lines or river beds.
The US map in Russian is about two-thirds brown. The western part of the country to the Pacific coast is a huge plateau, smoothly turning into one of the greatest mountain systems - the Cordillera. There are also mountains in the east of the country - the Appalachians. They are surrounded by a vast flat area:
- in the south - the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida.
- in the east - the states of North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania.
One of the US states, Hawaii, is an archipelago volcanic islands in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. In the mainland of the country, more than a hundred peaks have a height of over 4,000 m. Another feature of the country's geography is the location of the state of Alaska. It has no common border with the main territory of the country. The border with Canada is a straight line with a length of 2,475 km. The highest mountain in the USA - Denali (6190 m, until 2015 - McKinley) is located here.
USA on the world map: geography, nature and climate
The USA is one of the most recognizable countries on the world map. In addition to two oceans, the coastline of the country from the south is washed by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In its depths, dozens of destructive hurricanes arise and pass through American territory every year. The climatic feature of the central and eastern states is tornadoes - atmospheric vortices, during the passage of which the wind speed reaches 320 km / h.
The water system in the United States includes more than 250,000 rivers, the largest of which, the Missouri, is 3,767 km long. The deepest and deepest river is the Missouri. On the border with Canada, there are five freshwater lakes with a total water surface area of more than 244 thousand km², which are called Great:
- Ontario.
- Michigan.
- Huron.
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General din coastline- over 19 thousand km
The USA is the only country in the world, represented by all climatic zones: from the arctic in northern Alaska to tropical in the south of the Florida Peninsula. The bowels of the country are exceptionally rich in various minerals. The flora of the central, eastern and northern parts of the country is made up of deciduous and coniferous forests. In the prairies of the west, vegetation is very sparse. The geography of the region is represented by canyons of dried up rivers, huge in area and amazing in beauty.
USA map with cities: administrative divisions of the country
According to the law, the United States consists of 50 states and the federal metropolitan area of Columbia. The largest states:
- By territory:
- Alaska (center - Juneau) - 1,717,854 km².
- Texas (center - Austin) - 696,241 km².
- California (center - Sacramento) - 423 970 km².
- By population:
- California - 38.8 million
- Texas - 26.9 million
- Florida and New York - 19.8 million each.
The states are made up of counties. There are 3141 in the country in total. The smallest number of counties in the state is 3 (Delaware), the largest is 254 (Texas). In the District of Columbia (area - 177 km²), allocated in 1871 from the territory of Maryland, is the capital of the country - Washington.
The United States includes a number of overseas island territories. They are under different jurisdictions:
- incorporated - are part of the state.
- unincorporated - are owned by the state.
According to the method of management, the territories are divided into:
- organized - run by the local government.
- unorganized - controlled by the central authorities of the United States.
Total overseas territories- 16, including:
- incorporated organized - 0.
- Incorporated Unorganized - 1. Also included in this category are the 12-mile maritime border area and US-flagged vessels on the high seas.
- unincorporated organized - 4.
- unincorporated unorganized - 11.
The map of the USA with cities in Russian includes 9 cities with a population of more than a million people. The largest:
New York- the largest city in the United States (8.5 million people) occupies an area of 1214.4 km² in the eastern part of the state of the same name on the Atlantic coast .. The city is located in a zone with a mild subtropical climate. The average annual temperature is 12.7 ° C.
Los Angeles- the second most populous city in the United States (3.9 million people). Located in the subtropical region of Santa Monica Bay, Southern California. The length of Greater Los Angeles from north to south is almost 200 km. The average annual temperature is above 14 ° C, the maximum winter temperature is up to 21 ° C.
Chicago- the largest city in the state of Illinois (2.7 million people). Civic center of Cook County on the shores of Lake Michigan. Located in the continental climatic zone... The average annual temperature is 10 ° C. Up to 1000 mm of precipitation falls in Chicago per year.
The United States of America is a huge multinational country where nations and cultures, traditions and customs are intertwined. This is a country of great opportunities, including for recreation.
It is impossible to study America, and even more so to understand, having visited only one city or traveled only one state. Each state in the United States is a separate world, with its own laws and orders, culture and outlook on life.
You can travel around the United States at least all year round. The vast territory of the country with its varied climatic conditions and a huge number of attractions is incredibly interesting for tourists from all over the world.
USA on world map
Shown below interactive map USA in Russian from Google. You can move the map to the right and left, up and down with the mouse, as well as change the scale of the map with the "+" and "-" icons, which are located at the bottom right of the map, or with the mouse wheel. In order to find out where the USA is located on the world map, use the same method to further reduce the scale of the map.
In addition to the map with the names of the objects, you can look at Russia from a satellite if you click on the "Show satellite map" switch in the lower left corner of the map.
Another map of the United States is shown below. In order to see the map of the US states in full size, click on it and it will open in a new window. You can also print it out and take it with you on the road.
You were presented with the most basic and detailed maps of the United States, which you can always use to find the object of interest to you or for any other purposes. Enjoy your travels!