USA Facts

United States, the country known to the most powerful in the world, it has some interesting facts. See if you knew these fascinating facts about America.

• United States is 3rd most populous country in the world.

• The population of the United States is 307 million.

• The capital of the nation is Washington, District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.).

• The United States is divided into 50 states. The states are all in different shapes and sizes.
  

  July Fourth is the “biggest hot dog holiday of the year,” according to TIME magazine, with Americans reportedly consuming about 155 million of them on Independence Day alone.

• The most interesting fact about United States is that there is no official language in the country.

• 32% of all land in the US is owned by the federal government.

• The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France in 1884.

• Hollywood, America is considered to be the movie capital of the world.

• The USA is a top producer of corn, soy beans, rice, and wheat.

• The United States is the fattest country in the world with 33% of the population being obese.

• The “Big Four” sports are baseball, American football, ice hockey, and basketball.

• The United States debt per person is $45,000 USD.

• Americans throw away 133,000 personal computers every day.

• The average American works 1,804 hours each year.

• Maine sees the sunrise before the whole U.S. every day.

• The biggest popcorn plant is located in Iowa.

• The U.S. has a large tourist industry, ranking third in the world.

• In 1893 an amendment was proposed to rename the US to the United States of Earth.

• The Moon was proposed to be the 51st State of the USA.

• There are 3,778 Americans claiming asylum in other countries because they feel persecuted by the USA.

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