United States of America

North America

North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.

38 00 N, 97 00 W

In God We Trust ,E Pluribus Unum   (Latin: Out of Many, One)
President Barack Obama

Capital
Washington, D.C.

Government
Federal presidential constitutional republic

Religion
Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4%.

Population
308,745,538 
 
Ethnic group
White 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61%.

National Language                   
English
          
National Day
4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)

Anthem
"The Star-Spangled Banner"

Currency
United States dollar ($) (USD)

Attractions
Alaska Cruise,  Bryce Canyon,  Carlsbad Caverns,  Devils Tower,  Grand Canyon,  Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,  Kennedy Space Center,  Las Vegas Strip at Night,  Mammoth Caves,  Niagara Falls [with Canada],  Redwoods National Park,  Statue of Liberty,  Times Square at Night,  United Nations,  Walt Disney World,  Yellowstone National Park,  Zion National Park 

Website      

Art & Cultural

The ICON

The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World, French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi  and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue has become an icon of freedom and of the United States.