Presentation of the United States : Geography

Country's official name :

United States

Capital:

Washington, D.C.

Population of main metropolitan areas:

Los Angeles (17,378,937) ; New York (16,626,313) ; Chicago (9,406,812) ; San Francisco (6,918,280) ; Houston (5,910,767) ; Miami (5,683,881) ; Washington (5,420,129) ; Atlanta (4,563,519) ; Dallas (4,338,414) ; Philadelphia (4,045,350) ; Phoenix (3,986,522) ; Detroit (3,831,922) ; Boston (3,661,623) ; Minneapolis (3,350,531) ; San Diego (3,154,901) ; Seattle (2,709,458)

Area:

9,831,510 km²

Type of Climate :

Average Temperatures in Chicago: from -7°C in January to 20°C in June, in San Francisco from 12°C in January to 18°C in June and in New York from 0°C in January to 22°C in June.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia
It is %T:%M %A In Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas
It is %T:%M %A In Los Angeles, San Diego

Summer Time Period :

From April to October.

Official Language:

English is the official language of the majority of American states and the most commonly spoken language in all states, although there is no national official language.

Other Languages Spoken:

Spanish, in particular in Arizona, Texas, California and New Mexico. Other languages, such as Amerindian languages (Navajo, Hopi, etc.) and also Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, Polish, Greek, etc. depending on the community of immigrants.

Business Language(s):

English.

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