3. Flag description: 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small,white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico
8. In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere "America" after Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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11. Geographic Location : 38 00 N, 97 00 W Area : Total 9,826,630 sq km country comparison to the world: 9 land: 9,161,923 sq km water: 664,707 sq km Population : 2009 estimate 306,751,000[2] (3rd4) Currency: United States dollar ($)
12. Government : Federal constitutional republic President : BarackObama (D) Vice President : Joe Biden (D) Language :English with significant Spanish- speaking minorties (10.7%) Literacy : Total population: 99% Male: 99% Female: 99% (2003 estimate) Largest city : New York City
17. ECONOMY The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $48,000. USA has a market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008.
30. GREATEST AMERICANS RONALD REAGAN ABRAHIM LINCON MARTIN LUTHER KING GORGE WASHINGTON BENJAMIN FRAKLIN GORGE W. BUSH BILL CLINTON ELVIS PRESLEY OPRAH WINFREY FRANLIN D. ROOSEVELT http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/greatestamerican/greatestamerican.html