Facts About U.S.A

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT USA AND AMERICANS BY JOBS ACROSS THE WORLD

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT USA AND AMERICANS BY JOBS ACROSS THE WORLD

  • The current U.S. flag was designed by a high school student – Robert G. Heft.

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    In 1783, the United States became the first country to gain independence from a European power.

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    The nominal GDP per capita is $55,836.

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    Three times as many cows as people live in the state of Montana.

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    At 9.8 million square kilometers (3.8 million square miles) the USA is the world’s third-largest country by total area (and fourth-largest by land area).

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    The tallest mountain the US is Denali (also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name), located in the state of Alaska it reaches 6,190 meters (20,310 feet) above sea level.

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    In September 11, 2001, 2,996 people were killed in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in NYC, the Pentagon building in Virginia, and in a plane crash in Pennsylvania.

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    Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work.

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    The American flag’s official colors are “Old Glory Red,” “White,” and “Old Glory Blue.”

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    Even though the grizzly bear is California’s official state animal, none have been seen there since 1923.