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The New York 1. The Empire State Building. The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York, The Empire State. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than forty years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trad Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. 2. Central Park. Central Park is an urban park that occupies about 1.2 square miles (341 hectares, or 843 acres) in the heart of Manhattan in New York City. It is host to approximately twenty-five million visitors each year. Central Park was opened in 1859,

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The USA In my essay I am going to talk about the United States of America. The USA was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492. It is situated between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It is the world's fourth largest country by size (after Russia, Canada and China) and the third by population (after China and India). The third largest citys in the US is: New York (NY) with a population of 8,175,133 and nicknames like The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps. It is composed of five boroughs: Manhattanthe home to Central Park and most of the city's skyscrapers, The Bronx, Brooklyn with a distinct downtown neighborhood, Queens the only large county in the United States where the median income among African Americans is higher than that of White Americans and Staten Island The Staten Island Ferry where you can see The Statue of Liberty ( a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island

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6 stops in the USA Annika Allik 10A Põltsamaa Co-Educational Gymnasium  Las Vegas ... is the largest city in Nevada state ... is the largest center for adult entertainment in the entire world The major attractions in Las Vegas are the casinos and the hotels The most famous hotel casinos are located on Las Vegas Boulevard on the portion of that road known as the Las Vegas Strip Fremont street in 1920s and today  New York City ... is the most populous city in the United States ... is famous for the Statue of Liberty, Empire State building, United Nations, museums, Broadway theaters, restaurants, Times Square, nightlife and shopping In 2010, New York City had a record number of tourists with 48.7 million Time square in 1922 and 2010  San Francisco ... is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area ..

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New York Jan Verner Pulles Hanna-Lisett Lubi Secondary School of Tartu 9B  New York • Population: ≈ 19,5 million (2011) • Largest City: New York City • Spoken Languages: English (only) ≈ 72% Spanish ≈ 14% Others ≈ 14%  Geography • New York covers 141,300 square miles and ranks as the 27th largest state by size. • New York is the only state that touches both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, and is the second-largest of the original Thirteen Colonies.  Statue of Liberty • The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. • The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France. • The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States.  New York State Capitol

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Tallinn English College Topic The United States of America Tallinn 2007 1. Introduction The United States of America's territory is over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²) and population more than 300 million people. The capital city is Washington D.C. Although the United States has no official language at the federal level, English is the de facto national language. English is the most common language for daily interaction among both native and non-native speakers. Spanish is the second language. The largest city is the New York City. The Government is Federal constitutional republic and the president is George W. Bush. 2. Geographical position The United States of America is located on the continent of North America

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Mare Kallas Tallinn 2009 Introduction Name: The United States of America Area: ~10 mln km2 Population: ~300 mln people Symbols: The American Flag- consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white and represent the Thirteen Colonies. The 50 small, white stars represent the 50 U.S. states. The U.S. flag is commonly called ,,the Stars and Stripes". The Statue of Liberty, that is locatd in New York,is a gift from the France. The Libety Bell, that is a bronze bell that symbolizes freedom in the United States of America. It is located in Pennsylvania,U.S. Capital: Washington D.C Biggest city: New York National language: English Location U.S is located in North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean. United States neighbour countries are Canada and Mexico. The USA has the 8th longest coastline in the world at ~20 000 km. 62% of the perimeter of the

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States and cities The United States is made up of 50 States. Each state has its own government, with a constitution of its own making, and a legistlature and governor elected by people of the State. A State is free to conduct, as internal affairs by its own decisions, as long as it does not interfere with other States and stays within the limits set in the United States Constitution. Each State has a capital city for its State government (often it is not the biggest in the State). Capital cities in America are less important then in Europe. They are created to serve limited political functions, not to be the center of social life. New York City. It is the biggest city in America, with 7 million people. Although it is not the capital it has always been the cultural center of the whole country. America's largest publishing houses and TV networks have their headquarters in New York. Maddison Avenue

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Other Native Americans lived in small villages, where they had farms. There are about two million Native Americans in the territory of the United States. They used to be called Indians because, when Christopher Columbus arrived in America, he thought he had reached India. The United States is made up of 50 States. Capital cities in America are less important than in Europe. They are created to serve limited political functions, not to be the center of social life. New York is the biggest city in America, with seven million people . About 40% of the population is foreign-born. Although it's not the capital it has always been the cultural centre of the whole country. New York is also famous for its skyscrapers. The heart of New York is Manhattan Island. The Statue of Liberty stands in the harbor of New York. A gift from France, she is a strong woman and holds up the torch of freedom. Washington, DC is the capital of the USA. It's designed by a French architect.

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