10 Interesting Facts About United States

10 Amazing, Fun & Interesting Facts About United States

United States, officially known as United States of America (USA) is

 a federal republic which consists of a federal district and 50 states. 

United States is 3rd most populous country in the world. let us know 

some interesting facts about Unites States

Interesting Facts About United States

#1: National Facts

• The National bird of the United States is The Bald Eagle.
• Rose is the national flower.
• The capital of the nation is Washington, District 
• of Columbia (Washington, D.C.).
• The national mottos are E Pluribus Unum which translates to
•  Out of Many, one and In God We trust.
• Stars and Stripes forever is the National March.

#2: Poor Americans

• Americans classified as ‘Low Income’ holders or living in poverty 
• make up 48% of the population.
• 46 million people of the United States live on food stamps. On the whole, 
• there is one child out of every four children live in food stamps.
• Cleveland, Ohio’s 52% children live in poverty.

#3: Independence Day – July 4th or 2nd

There are some interesting facts about United States related to the

 Independence day, here they are:

• The Declaration of Independence was actually written by Thomas 
• Jefferson on July 2nd. The congress was the then ruling party and
•  took its time for 2 days to accept the declaration.
• Jefferson drafted the declaration on his laptop. In those days, a laptop 
• was a writing desk that fit on one’s lap.
• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both died on July 4th, 1826, 
• a few hours apart.

#4: State Division

• The United States is divided into 50 states. The states are all in different
•  shapes and sizes.With just 1,545 square miles, Rhodes Island is the
•  smallest state of the United States.Alaska happens to be the largest 
• state with 663,268 square miles. It also has the longest US
•  coastline stretching for 6,640 miles.

#5: Mountain Ranges & their Climatic Effect

• The mountain ranges of the US run in north – south direction, influencing 
• much of the climatic conditions.
• The hot and dry climate of Arizona and Nevada can be attributed to being 
• on the leeward side of the mountains.

#6: Hot & Cold

• Prospect Creek, Alaska, recorded the lowest temperature ever in the 
• United States on the 23rd of January in 1971.  It was recorded as -80 
• degree Fahrenheit.Death Valley in California recorded the highest
•  temperature on July 10th, 1913.

#7: Honolulu, Hawaii

• The Iolani palace had belonged to the Monarch King KalaKaua and
  The palace served as the Capitol building till 1959, until Hawai became a state.
•  Now,  the palace is a museum.
•  Queen Lili’uokalani until 1893, when they were overthrown. The palace
•  is the only one in the United States to be used by a monarch.

#8: Indebted America

• The Federal Reserve Bank of New York approximates 167,000 Americans
•  have more than $200,000 student loan.
• Even if Bill Gates gave up every single penny of his fortune, he would 
• have taken care of only 15 days’ deficit of America.
• The national debt is 22 times as much as it was during 
• Jimmy carter’s time.

#9: Cartoons & Movies

• Hollywood, America is considered to be the movie capital of the world.
•  Cinema has grown multi fold from its early days.
• Walt Disney was a ruthless business man, and was rumored to be anti 
• Semitic and otherwise racist.
• Mickey Mouse’s original name, Mortimer mouse was thought pompous by
•  Walt Disney’s wife. She had suggested the name Mickey as 
• she thought it was cuter.

• #10: Official Language

  • The most interesting fact about United States is that there is no official 
  • language in the country. Although English is the most common language 
  • used in United States, but there is no official language of the country.