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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The United States of America (commonly 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 48 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. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories, or insular areas, in the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 307 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. The United States 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 largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.3 trillion (23% of the world total based on nominal GDP and almost 21% at purchasing power parity). The nation was founded by thirteen colonies of Great Britain located along the Atlantic seaboard. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their independence from Great Britain and their formation of a cooperative union. The rebellious states defeated Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, the first successful colonial war of independence. The Philadelphia Convention adopted the current United States Constitution on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single republic with a strong central government. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments guaranteeing many fundamental civil rights and freedoms, was ratified in 1791. In the 19th 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. The North's victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of legal slavery in the United States. By the 1870s, the national economy was the world's largest. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a military power. In 1945, the United States emerged from World War II as the first country with nuclear weapons, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and a founding member of NATO. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union left the United States as the sole superpower. The country accounts for approximately 50% of global military spending and is a leading economic, political and cultural force in the world. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How does the United States enter into a treaty agreement? Q. Rank the following 6 actions in order from first to last action: A. The treaty is brought before the entire United States Senate where it is ratified by a two-thirds vote. B. Representatives of the United States meet with representatives of a foreign government and they negotiate a treaty. C. The President of the United States sends a copy of the treaty to the United States senate. D.The treaty has been agreed upon , formally written down, and signed by a representative of the U.S and foreign government. E.The treaty is sent to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations which decides to act upon it favorably. F. The foreign government is notified that the treaty has been formally ratified. Thanks for the help. I lost my textbook Asked by Nerds Rule! - Fri Feb 29 10:53:13 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. bdcaef i think Answered by erin marie - Fri Feb 29 10:57:51 2008 Can You State Reasons on How The United States is Ascending? Q. For a short paragraph 50 words or less i need to choose if the the United States is ascending or declining. I chose that the United states is ascending due to technology, education, and healthcare. Can you tell me anymore ways the united states is ascending? lol i can't call him. we were going over it in class. for decline the class came up with trade, global warming, war, economice collapse, biological war, and oil collapse. those are like how we can decline. For ascendancy we came up with technology, personal freedom, awarness or finding solutions to problems that may cause decline, education, advances in medical fileds, i just need more example i think? Asked by kate - Wed Sep 26 18:46:49 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. I wouldn't say that. United state is declining. United states ranked low in education. United states has one of the higher high school drop out rate. Students do poor in Math and in English. Most of the high paid jobs are held by foreign students. Computer companies have more foreign people employed than Americans. Technology wise, Japan and Europe, and even China and India are ahead of us. Answered by Yeaiamhere - Wed Sep 26 18:51:23 2007 What are the best states in the United States to live within the next 20 years?
Q. What are the best states in the United States to live within the next 20 years? Please Include some information about the state, or the city then you can also place there the climate of the area. Thanks! Asked by Bon - Mon May 19 04:43:20 2008 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments A. Considering we could be entering one of the most dramatic periods in time I would prefer to live on a farm, away from any large populated area. If the problem in the middle East gets to the US soil, look for a change in mankind greater than the invention of the wheel. Answered by ARTHUR R - Thu May 22 20:01:01 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "united states" United States Patent and Trademark Office Publishes Stemedica's ...
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