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Life in the USAGeneral FactsWithout a HYPERLINK ", the United States is one of the most unique nations in the history of the world. It is the fourth biggest country in the world and HYPERLINK " general, everything HYPERLINK " to be larger in America; the people are larger, the cars are larger, the HYPERLINK " HYPERLINK " is the highest on the planet and the U.S. federal government?has HYPERLINK " up the largest HYPERLINK " in the history of the world.4238392344259?There are HYPERLINK " 318 million people living in the United States. (Have a look at the latest update from the United States HYPERLINK " Bureau HYPERLINK ". ) Although English is the HYPERLINK " commonly spoken language, no official national language exists. The second biggest spoken language is Spanish. Most people like the diversity of nationalities in the US and the overall friendly and hospitable population.The capital is Washington, D.C. but the biggest city is New York City, NY with about 8 million people. Compare that to the number of citizens in Sweden! ?The American flag is officially named the flag of the United States of America, but it has several HYPERLINK ", including Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, and Red, White and Blue. Another common name for the flag is the Star-Spangled Banner, which is also the name of the HYPERLINK " anthem!From a HYPERLINK " HYPERLINK " of view, Christopher Columbus HYPERLINK " credited with discovering the Americas in 1492, even though they were already inhabited by HYPERLINK " Americans. Maybe you’ve heard the story of how Columbus named the natives Indians, because he was actually HYPERLINK " for the HYPERLINK " Indies!Columbus’ three voyages to the new world took a lot of planning and money to complete, yet cost HYPERLINK " than buying a new car in the US today.Weather RecordsAlaska holds the US record for the lowest temperature ever recorded, -62°C. In the HYPERLINK " 48 states, Montana set the record on January 20, 1954. The temperature in Rogers Pass, MT on that day was -56°C.The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was in Death Valley, California on July 10, 1913. The temperature was measured at a HYPERLINK " 56°CHealth and Food-93890439843Although Americans have introduced the world to some HYPERLINK " healthy foods, such as corn flakes, they are probably better known for less healthy food items. Hamburgers, Coca-Cola, HYPERLINK " and Buffalo wings are HYPERLINK " examples.As a result, today, around 68 percent of all Americans HYPERLINK " considered to be overweight, and roughly 35 percent of Americans are HYPERLINK ". Contributing reasons are too much low quality, high calorie fast food, too much sugar and not enough exercise. ?For example, the HYPERLINK " US citizen drinks the HYPERLINK " of more than 600 HYPERLINK " each year.?Most Americans drive their cars everywhere they go. According to statistics, there are 845 motor HYPERLINK " for every 1,000 people in the US, compared to Japan with 593 and Germany with only 540 per 1,000 people, and the percentage of overweight people in those countries is much lower as a result.Money and WagesThe USA has the highest number of millionaires in the world: 5.2 million households have a capital of $1 million or more. Unfortunately, the HYPERLINK " of income has grown HYPERLINK " since the early 1970s. HYPERLINK " 48 percent of all Americans are HYPERLINK " either considered "low income" or are living below HYPERLINK " level. HYPERLINK " is a big problem and there are actually more unemployed workers in the United States than there are people living in the HYPERLINK " nation of Greece. ?One out of every seven Americans has at least 10 credit cards, but little or no HYPERLINK " to pay off the debts.Fun FactsThere are many Americans who have made HYPERLINK " HYPERLINK " and also given the world great inventions, like Edison and his HYPERLINK " bulb.Did you also know that three different people and places in the US claim to have HYPERLINK " the hot dog?When it comes to American states, there are fun and interesting facts about all 50 of them. For example, the state of Montana has three times as many cows as it does people, and in Indiana you'll find the home of Santa Claus. He gets half a million letters every Christmas. The headquarters for NASA are located in Houston, Texas. That's where all HYPERLINK " US space projects are based.3791196316573Legend has it that former president Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt paid a visit to the state of Mississippi. During this trip, he HYPERLINK " to shoot a bear, and that’s how the teddy bear got its name.Minnesota is known to many Swedes as the most Swedish state. Many Swedish HYPERLINK " settled here when they HYPERLINK " from Sweden due to the HYPERLINK " century HYPERLINK ". Minnesota was able to offer immigrants higher wages, good farmland, and nature that reminded them of home. It still holds the largest number of Swedish descendants, with almost 10 percent of the population originating from Sweden.Another fact about Minnesota that might be more interesting is that the HYPERLINK " of America is located here. It's the biggest mall in the US and it even has a roller coaster in it. As a matter of fact, it is so big that if you spend ten minutes in each store, you’ll be there for nearly four days. Not to HYPERLINK " that they also have 50 restaurants to visit…Last but not least of the fun facts; Pennsylvania is the state where the first emoticon - the smiley :-) was used by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University, in 1982.?
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