The USA

Bordered by Canada on the north and Mexico on the south, the country is bound by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west, while the Gulf of Mexico touches its southeast coast.

The U.S. comprises 48 contiguous states, with the state of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii in the mid-Pacific forming the 49th and 50th states respectively. The geography of the country ranges from the Arctic in Alaska to subtropical features in Hawaii and Florida.

This vast mass of land spans from arid desert to wet rain forests, from outstretched prairie to rugged peaks, and from a volcanic landscape in Hawaii to elongated coastlines. The U.S. is a melting pot where people from different ethnic backgrounds and national origins exist.