Formal Name
United States of Ameria
Capital City
Washington, DC
Country Flag
Flag Description: 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom)
alternating with white; blue rectangle
in the upper hoist-side corner bearing
50 small, white, five-pointed star
arranged in nine offset horizontal rows
of six stars (top and bottom)
alternating with rows of five stars;
the 50 stars represent the 50 states
and the 13 stripes represent
he 13 original colonies; known as
Old Glory.
Adminstrative Division
50 states (48 continental states plus Alaska and Hawaii) plus 1 district (Washington, DC)
Location
North America bordered by the North
Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific
Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Currency
US Dollar
Time Zone
EST (New York) - GMT -5
CST (Chicago) - GMT -6
MST (Denver) - GMT -7
PST (Los Angeles) - GMT - 8
AKST (Alaska) - GMT -9, -10
HST (Hawaii) - GMT -10