I-United States yisifinyezo se-United States of America. I-United States isenkabeni yeNyakatho Melika, igudle ulwandle i-Atlantic empumalanga, iPacific Ocean isentshonalanga, iCanada isenyakatho, neGulf of Mexico ngaseningizimu.Isimo sezulu sihlukile, iningi lazo elinesimo sezulu esipholile sezwekazi kanti eningizimu inesimo sezulu esishisayo.

I-United States inendawo engamakhilomitha-skwele ayizigidi ezingama-96,229,091 (kufaka phakathi indawo engamakhilomitha-skwele ayizigidi ezingama-9,1589.6), izwe lonke lingamakhilomitha angama-4,500 ubude ukusuka empumalanga kuya entshonalanga, amakhilomitha angama-2700 ububanzi ukusuka enyakatho kuya eningizimu, kanye nolwandle olungamakhilomitha angama-22,680 ubude. Kunezifunda eziyishumi ezinkulu: iNew England, Central, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest, Appalachian, Alpine, Southeast, Pacific Rim, Great Lakes, ne-Alaska neHawaii. Ihlukaniswe izifunda ezingama-50 kanye neWashington, DC, lapho inhlokodolobha ikhona, kunezibalo ezibalelwa ku-3 042. I-Alaska neHawaii zitholakala engxenyeni esenyakatho-mpumalanga yeNyakatho Melika nengxenye esenyakatho yeCentral Pacific, zihlukaniswe nezwekazi i-United States. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-United States nayo inezindawo zaphesheya kwezilwandle ezinjengeziqhingi, i-American Samoa, kanye ne-US Virgin Islands; izindawo zombuso zifaka iPuerto Rico neNyakatho Mariana.

Izifundazwe ezingama-50 e-United States yilezi: Alabama (AL), Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), Arkansas (AR), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT) , Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Hawaii (HI), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS) ), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), I-Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota ( ND), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Carolina (SC), South Dakota (SD), Tennessee (TN), eTexas (TX), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY).

Izwe lase-United States ekuqaleni kwakuyindawo yokuhlala yamaNdiya. Ekupheleni kwekhulu le-15, iSpain, iNetherlands, iFrance neBrithani baqala ukuthuthela eNyakatho Melika. Ngo-1773, iBrithani yayisungule amakoloni angu-13 eNyakatho Melika. Impi Yenkululeko yaseMelika yagqashuka ngo-1775, futhi "iSimemezelo Sokuzimela" samukelwa ngoJulayi 4, 1776, simemezela ngokusemthethweni ukusungulwa kwe-United States of America. Ngemuva kokuphela kweMpi Yenkululeko ngo-1783, iBrithani yathola inkululeko yamakoloni ayi-13.

Ifulegi likazwelonke: Ifulegi laseMelika liyizinkanyezi nemivimbo, okuluxande oluvundlile olunesilinganiso sobude nobubanzi buka-19: 10. Umzimba oyinhloko unemivimbo engu-13 ebomvu nemhlophe, imivimbo engu-7 ebomvu nemivimbo emhlophe engu-6; ikhona elingaphezulu kwesobunxele lefulegi lingunxande oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lapho kuhlelwa khona izinkanyezi ezimhlophe ezinamaphoyinti amahlanu ezinemigqa eyi-9. Okubomvu kufanekisela amandla nesibindi, umhlophe umele ubumsulwa nobumsulwa, kanti okwesibhakabhaka kufanekisela ukuqapha, ukubekezela nobulungiswa. Imigoqo ebanzi eyi-13 imele izifundazwe eziyi-13 ezaqala futhi zanqoba iMpi Yenkululeko, kanti izinkanyezi ezingama-50 ezinamaphoyinti amahlanu zimele inani lamazwe ase-United States of America. Ngo-1818, iCongress yase-U.S. Yadlulisa umthethosivivinywa wokulungisa imivimbo ebomvu nemhlophe efulethini yaya ku-13 futhi inani lezinkanyezi ezinamaphoyinti amahlanu kufanele lifane nenani lamazwe ase-United States. Ngokwesimo ngasinye esingeziwe, kufakwa inkanyezi kwifulegi, evame ukusetshenziswa ngoJulayi 4 wonyaka wesibili ngemuva kokujoyina kwe-NSW. Kuze kube manje, ifulegi selikhuphuke laba izinkanyezi ezingama-50, ezimele izifundazwe ezingama-50 zase-United States.

I-United States njengamanje inabantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingama-300, ilandela iChina neNdiya kuphela. Ulimi olusemthethweni nolimi oluvamile e-United States isiNgisi, isiFulentshi, iSpanish, njll. Kuyasetshenziswa kwezinye izindawo, futhi izakhamizi ikakhulukazi zikholelwa kubuProthestani kanye nobuKhatholika. Yize i-United States iyizwe "elincane" elinomlando weminyaka engaphezu kwengu-200 kuphela, lokhu akumvimbi ukuba abe nezindawo eziningi ezithakazelisayo.I-Statue of Liberty, iGolden Gate Bridge, iGrand Canyon yaseColorado nezinye izindawo zonke zidume umhlaba wonke.

I-United States yizwe elithuthuke kakhulu emhlabeni namuhla.Umkhiqizo wayo omkhulukazi welizwe kanye nevolumu yokuhweba kwamanye amazwe iqala ukubakhona emhlabeni.Ngo-2006, umkhiqizo wayo omkhulukazi ezweni lonke wafinyelela ku-US $ 13,321.685 billion, ngenani lomuntu ngamunye lingu-US $ 43,995. I-United States icebile ngemithombo yemvelo.Izimbekeli zamaminerali ezifana namalahle, uwoyela, igesi yemvelo, i-iron ore, i-potash, i-phosphate, nesulfure ziphakathi kwezinto ezihamba phambili emhlabeni. . Ingqikithi yemithombo yamalahle ingamathani ayizigidigidi ezingama-3.6, izinqolobane zikawoyela ongahluziwe ziyimigqomo eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-27, kanti izinqolobane zegesi yemvelo zingamamitha ayi-cubic angu-5.600 billion. Izimboni zezimboni, ezolimo nezinsizakalo e-United States zithuthuke kakhulu, nenani elikhulu lezikhungo zabacwaningi besayensi nabacwaningi, futhi izinga lobuchwepheshe lihola phambili emhlabeni. Kunamadolobha amaningi aziwa emhlabeni wonke e-United States.INew York yidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke e-United States futhi yaziwa njenge "Capital of the World"; iLos Angeles idume nge "Hollywood" yayo esedolobheni; kanti iDetroit iyisikhungo esidumile sokukhiqiza izimoto.

Iqiniso elithandekayo-umsuka ka- "Uncle Sam": Isidlaliso se-United States ngu "Uncle Sam". Inganekwane ithi phakathi neMpi YamaNgisi NamaMelika yango-1812, uSam Wilson, usomabhizinisi waseTroy City, eNew York, wabhala "u.s." emigqonyeni yenkomo eyanikezwa ibutho, okukhombisa ukuthi kwakuyimpahla yaseMelika. Lokhu kufana ncamashi nesifinyezo (\ "thina \") sesiteketiso sakhe "Uncle Sam \" (\ "Uncle Sam \"), ngakho-ke abantu benza ihlaya bethi lezi zinto ezimakwe ngo \ "thina \" ngu "Uncle Sam" ye. Kamuva, "uMalume Sam" kancane kancane waba yisiteketiso se-United States. Ngawo-1830, abadwebi bakhathuni baseMelika baphinde badweba u- "Uncle Sam" njengendoda endala, ezacile, enezinwele ezimhlophe enesigqoko esiphezulu esinemigqa yezinkanyezi nembuzi. Ngo-1961, i-US Congress yadlulisa isinqumo esamukela ngokusemthethweni "uMalume Sam" njengophawu lwe-United States.

Washington: IWashington iyinhloko-dolobha yase-United States, igama layo eligcwele lithi "Washington D.C." (Washington D.C.), ebizwa ngegama lokukhumbula uGeorge Washington, ubaba owasungula i-United States, noColumbus, owathola i-American New World. IWashington ilawulwa nguhulumeni wobumbano futhi ayiyona eyombuso.

I-Washington itholakala lapho kuhlangana khona iMifula iPotomac ne-Anacastia phakathi kweMaryland neVirginia. Indawo esemadolobheni ingamakhilomitha-skwele ayi-178, indawo ephelele yendawo ekhethekile ingamakhilomitha-skwele angama-6,094, kanti inani labantu cishe liyi-550,000.

IWashington iyisikhungo sezepolitiki e-United States. I-White House, iCongress, iNkantolo Ephakeme nezinhlaka eziningi zikahulumeni zitholakala lapha. ICapitol yakhiwe endaweni ephakeme kakhulu edolobheni ebizwa nge "Capitol Hill," futhi iwuphawu lweWashington. I-White House iyisakhiwo esiyisiyingi semabula esimhlophe.Ihhovisi nendawo yokuhlala yabongameli abalandela baseMelika ngemuva kweWashington. Ihhovisi likaMongameli wase-United States elimise okweqanda lisendaweni eseWest Wing yeWhite House, futhi ngaphandle kwewindi laseningizimu kune "Rose Garden" edumile. I-South Lawn eningizimu yesakhiwo esikhulu se-White House yi "Presidential Garden", lapho uMongameli wase-United States evamise ukuba nemikhosi yokwamukela izivakashi ezihlonishwayo. Isakhiwo esikhulu kunazo zonke eWashington ngokwendawo yiPentagon, lapho uMnyango Wezokuvikela wase-US useceleni komfula iPotomac.

Kunezikhumbuzo eziningi eWashington. Isikhumbuzo saseWashington, budebuduze neCapitol, singamamitha ayi-169 ukuphakama futhi senziwe ngemabula emhlophe. Thatha ilifthi uye phezulu ukuze uthole umbono ophakeme wedolobha. IJefferson Memorial neLincoln Memorial nazo ziyizikhumbuzo ezidumile e-United States. IWashington futhi ingesinye sezikhungo zamasiko e-United States. ILayibrari yeCongress, eyasungulwa ngonyaka we-1800, iyisikhungo samasiko esidume umhlaba wonke.

ENew York: INew York yidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke e-United States kanye nechweba elikhulu kunawo wonke lezentengiselwano. Akusona isikhungo sezezimali sase-United States kuphela, kodwa futhi singesinye sezikhungo zezezimali zomhlaba. INew York itholakala emlonyeni woMfula i-Hudson eningizimu-mpumalanga yeNew York State futhi inqamula i-Atlantic Ocean. Iqukethe izifunda ezinhlanu: iManhattan, iBrooklyn, iBronx, iQueens, neRichmond.Ihlanganisa indawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angama-828.8, futhi inabantu basemadolobheni abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-7. IGreater New York City, kubandakanya namaphethelo, inabantu abayizigidi eziyi-18. INew York nayo iyikhaya leNdlunkulu yeZizwe Ezihlangene.Isakhiwo sendlunkulu sisezindaweni zomfula i-East River esiqhingini saseManhattan.

IManhattan Island ingumongo weNew York, enendawo encane kunazo zonke ezifundeni ezinhlanu, enamakhilomitha-skwele angama-57.91 kuphela. Kepha lesi siqhingi esincane esinomphetho omncane empumalanga nasentshonalanga futhi eside enyakatho naseningizimu siyisikhungo sezezimali e-United States.Ngaphezu kwengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu ezinkampanini ezinkulu ezingama-500 e-United States ikomkhulu lazo liseManhattan. Lapha futhi kubutha ingqikithi yezimali zomhlaba, ezokuphepha, ikusasa nezimboni zomshuwalense. IWall Street, engxenyeni eseningizimu yesiQhingi iManhattan, iwuphawu lomcebo waseMelika namandla ezomnotho.Kunezikhungo ezingaphezu kuka-2 900 zezezimali nezamazwe angaphandle ezinhlangothini zombili zale mgwaqo omncane wamamitha angama-540 kuphela. I-New York Stock Exchange edumile ne-American Stock Exchange zitholakala lapha.

INew York futhi idolobha elinamabhilidi amakhulu kakhulu. Izakhiwo ezimele zifaka i-Empire State Building, iChrysler Building, iRockefeller Center futhi kamuva neWorld Trade Center. Kokubili i-Empire State Building neWorld Trade Center kunezitezi ezingaphezu kuka-100. Ime yinde futhi inobukhosi. INew York ngakho-ke yaziwa njenge- "Standing City". INew York futhi iyisikhungo samasiko aseMelika, ubuciko, umculo, nokushicilela.Kuneminyuziyamu eminingi, imidwebo yezobuciko, imitapo yolwazi, izikhungo zocwaningo lwesayensi, kanye nezikhungo zobuciko.Amanethiwekhi amathathu amakhulu ase-US omsakazo nethelevishini, kanye namanye amaphephandaba anethonya nezinhlangano zezindaba, atholakala lapha. .

Los Angeles: ILos Angeles (Los Angeles), etholakala eningizimu yeCalifornia ogwini olusentshonalanga ye-United States, idolobha lesibili ngobukhulu e-United States ngemuva kweNew York. Laziwa ngobuhle balo obubukekayo, isitayela sedolobha elikhulu, nokuchuma. Kwelilodwa, kungumuzi omuhle futhi omangalisayo osogwini olusogwini olusentshonalanga ye-United States.

ILos Angeles iyisikhungo samasiko nezikaqedisizungu e-United States. Amabhishi angapheli nokukhanya kwelanga okukhanyayo, "umbuso wama-movie" odumile waseHollywood, iDisneyland ekhangayo, iBeverly Hills enhle ... yenza iLos Angeles "idolobha lama-movie" elidume umhlaba wonke "Idolobha lezokuvakasha". Isiko nemfundo eLos Angeles nazo zithuthuke kakhulu. Nayi i-California Institute of Technology edume umhlaba wonke, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Huntington Library, Getty Museum, njll. Umtapo Wezincwadi Womphakathi waseLos Angeles uneqoqo lesithathu ngobukhulu lezincwadi e-United States. ILos Angeles futhi ingenye yamadolobha ambalwa emhlabeni asephethe ama-Olimpiki Ehlobo amabili.