U.S.A. The United States of America occupy a strip of North America between the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific to the west, and between Canada to the north and the Mexico to the south.

Official language:American English Government:Presidential Republic President:Barack Obama Surface:9,372,614 km ² Population:308,745,538 people currency:U.S. dollar Capital city:Washington D.C.

CANADA Canada is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, west by the Pacific ocean and the Arctic Ocean to the north and borders with the United States of America to the South.

Official languages:French, English Government:Federal monarchy Queen:Elisabetta II Surface: km² Population: people currency:Canadian Dollar Capital city:Ottawa

MEXICO Mexico occupies the southern part of North America: it is bordered to the north from the border with the United States of America, east by the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, southeast by Belize and Guatemala, and on the west by Ocean Pacific.

Official language:Spanish Government:Federal Republic President:Felipe Calderòn Surface: km² Population (2010):8,851,080 people currency:Mexico peso Capital city:Mexico city

NATIVE AMERICANS The american indians, the original inhabitants of the American continent, are probably arrived from Siberia across the Bering Strait to Alaska and then moved east and south. America's Indians have reason to be angry about one thing: modern America was built on land stolen from their ancestors. the U.S. government made hundreds of treaties with the various tribes about land, but the whites broke most of them.

AMERICAN INDIANS NOWADAYS Today, there are about 3 million American Indians in North America and the largest tribes include Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo, Apache, Blackfeet and Pueblo. Some prefer to live in reservations. There are about 175 reservations, most of which lie west of the Mississippi River. Alcoholism is a problem for 25% of the adult males. 75% of "Native Americans" suffer from malnutrition. Now young people are educated about their language, their culture and their way of life and Indians have the opportunity to regain their cultural identity and claim their right to be a "people".