United States of America

The United States of America is a country of 50 states covering a vast swathe of North America, with Alaska to the northwest and Hawaii on the Pacific Ocean.

The major cities on the Atlantic coast are New York, a global financial and cultural center and the first capital, and the current capital, Washington, DC. Chicago, a Midwestern metropolis, is known for its important architecture, while Los Angeles, on the West Coast, is famous for Hollywood film productions.