The United States of America, a federal republic in North America, consists of 50 states: Alaska, Hawaii and 48 states in the territory between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and between Canada and Mexico. The United States is a giant state, a leading economic and military power, and the third largest in the world in terms of area and population.


The main part of the US territory is divided into eight provinces: Appalachians, Coastal Plains, Inland Elevations, Inner Plains, Elevation at Lake Superior, the Rocky Mountains, Intermountain Plateau and Pacific Coastal Mountains. Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands are also separate provinces.




Washington was named after the first president of the United States, George Washington. Washington does not belong to any state, but is considered a separate entity - the federal (metropolitan) District of Columbia