USA History and Geography

The vast lands of the United States of America have a rich and interesting history. From initial British settlement to today's Federal Constitutional Republic government structure - the history and development of the USA which covers land at 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km²) is unique in the world. In this section we will look at the Geography of the USA as well as some of the major incidents of settlement and independence over the last 400 or so years.

Below are some interesting statistics on the USA of 2009.

Area
Capital		Washington, D.C. 38°53′N 77°01′W / 38.883°N 77.017°W / 38.883; -77.017
Largest city		New York City
Official languages		None at federal level1
National language		English (de facto)2
Demonym		American
Government		Federal constitutional republic
-	President	Barack Obama (D)
-	Vice President	Joe Biden (D)
-	Speaker of the House	Nancy Pelosi (D)
-	Chief Justice	John Roberts
-	Declared	July 4, 1776
-	Recognized	September 3, 1783
-	Current constitution	June 21, 1788
-	Total	9,826,630 km2 [1](3rd/4th3) 3,794,066 sq mi
-	Water (%)	6.76
Population
-	2009 estimate	306,420,000[2] (3rd4)
-	2000 census	281,421,906[3]
-	Density	31/km2 (180th) 80/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2008 estimate
-	Total	$14.264 trillion[4] (1st)
-	Per capita	$46,859[4] (6th)
GDP (nominal)		2008 estimate
-	Total	$14.264 trillion[4] (1st)
-	Per capita	$46,859[4] (17th)
Gini (2007)		46.3[5]
HDI (2008)		▬ 0.950 (high) (15th)
Currency		United States dollar ($) (USD)
Time zone		(UTC-5 to -10)
-	Summer (DST)	(UTC-4 to -10)
Drives on the		Right
Internet TLD		.us .gov .mil .edu
Calling code		+1
1	English is the official language of at least 28 states—some sources give a higher figure, based on differing definitions of "official".[6] English and Hawaiian are both official languages in the state of Hawaii.
2	English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 81% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language.
3	Whether the United States or the People's Republic of China is larger is disputed. The figure given is from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook. Other sources give smaller figures. All authoritative calculations of the country's size include only the fifty states and the District of Columbia, not the territories.
4	The population estimate includes people whose usual residence is in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, including noncitizens. It does not include either those living in the territories, amounting to more than 4 million U.S. citizens (most in Puerto Rico), or U.S. citizens living outside the United States.

Travel Registration for USA

As of 12th January 2009 everyone wanting to travel to USA from the 26 countries that do not require a Visa at the moment will have to complete an online US Travel Registration form up to 3 days before the trip. This will help travelers register for 2 years for entry into the US for holidays. If you are traveling from any of these countries to USA you will need to complete the online form.

The current countries covered by the Via Waiver Program are:

Andorra	Iceland	Norway	Austria	Italy	San Marino	Germany
Australia	Ireland	Portugal	Belgium	Japan	Singapore	New Zealand
Brunei	Liechtenstein	Slovenia	Finland	Monaco	Sweden	United Kingdom
Denmark	Luxembourg	Spain	France	Netherlands	Switzerland

Anybody traveling to USA are asked to Register 3 days in advance to travel. The form can be completed online and is called “Electronic System for Travel Authorisation”, or ESTA. You can complete you application here: ESTA Application Page ESTA has been designed to allow for the accommodation of last minute and emergency travellers and you will no longer have to fill out a green Visa Waiver form on the Aircraft. The ESTA form requires your flight details - so if you are planning to travel to USA ensure you have booked your flight and have the flight details before you complete the ESTA form.

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