The USA in general

Hello! I arrived LA yesterday and it is totally amazing here. I just love LA. I was really tired after all the flight trips, so it was lovely to finally see the hotel that`s fantastic. I'm really looking forward to this month. It will be fun to see some of the cities here in USA. My plane is to visit Las Vegas and San Diego, in the next few days. In this blog post I will tell you general facts about the USA.

The American Flag is the national flag of the United States of America. It consists of 13 horizontal white and red stripes and a square that's blue with 50 stars in it. Each star(who is white), represent 1 of the 50 states I USA. Since 1959 has USA had 50 states. Each red and white stripe represent 1 of 13 British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union. The flag has many nicknames and some of them are "Old Glory", "Stars and Stripes and "The Star-Spangled Banner."

The government in America was formed 1789 and is the federal govermenet for the 5o states in USA. There is a president who governs the country. The government consists of the presidents, a vice president and 15 other ministries. The president has the office in the White House, it's also where he lives. His family lives there too.The white house is in Washington D.C and the house currently consists of  432 voting members, each of them represents a congressional district. The president they have now is called Barack Obama. He was elected in 2012. There is a New selection every 4 year and accedes the 20^th of January the year after the election. The president can be elected twice. The first president of the America was George Washington. He was president from 30 april 1789.

George Washington

The capital of The United States of America is Washington D.C. Tourism is today really important for the capital. About 20 million come to visit the city every year. They come to see The White House( where the president lives), Jefferson Memorial(which is a temple-like building), Lincoln Memorial(a giant statue of the American President Abraham Lincoln), National World War II Memorial(a national memorial dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II) and others. Washington D.C.  had in 2013 a population of 601,723.

The currency in USA is United States dollar ($) and have the code USD. 1 USD is worth 6.47 NOK.

The national day of The United States of America is on the 4^th of July. They call there nationale day Independence Day. They celebrate with fireworks over the whole country. New York City has the biggest fireworks.

There are many famous buildings in USA. One of them is The Empire State Building. It is a skyscraper located along Fifth Avenue, between 33rd and 34th street in Manhattan, New York. The building has 102 floors and 381 meters high. The building was finished in 1931, and had then a price tag of $ 45 million The Empire State Building was the world's tallest building from 1931 to 1972.

Another famous building in USA is the Statue of Liberty. The statue stands on Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor. The Statue of Liberty was unveiled on 28 October 1886 and was a gift to the American people from the French people as a symbol of the countries' mutual friendship.

 

Sources:

Wikipedia.com

conservapedia.com

-Marthine