United States

Population 304,069,708 One birth every...7 seconds One death every…13 seconds One international migrant (net) every…30 seconds Net gain of one person every...11 seconds Capital City: Washington D.C. (pop. 574,550) Land Area: 3,718,710 sq miles Latitude/Longitude: (capital city) 38ºN, 77ºW

Interesting Facts The Girl Scouts, founded in Savannah, Ga. The tallest building in the U.S., Sears Tower, in Chicago The famous car race: the Indy 500 General Sherman,” a 3,500-year-old tree

The oldest rock in the world, 3.8 billion years old, found in Minnesota River valley Coca-Cola, first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg, MS. The only active diamond mine in the U.S. (Finders Keepers) The first log cabins in North America, built in 1683 by the Swedish.

Lincoln Memorial Washington D.C. Statue of Liberty New York, NY. Washington Monument Washington D.C. Famous Monuments The Alamo San Antonio Texas Mount Rushmore South Dakota

Physical Features Rocky Mts Appalachian Mts Grand Canyon Great Lakes Great Plains

Mississippi River Ohio River Colorado River Rio Grande Missouri River

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