Country Fact File

The facts and figures

• Capital: Washington DC
• Population: 308 million
• Currency: US Dollar
• Time Zone: GMT-5.00 to GMT-10.00 depending on the state.
• International dialling code: +001
• Languages: English

The Fun stuff

• Read
  • Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
  • The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

• Watch
  • All the President's Men (1976)
  • Dances with Wolves (1990)
  • Apollo 13 (1995)
  • Glory (1989)
  • Platoon (1986)
  • Amistad (1997)
  • Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

• Do
  • Explore the Big Apple
  • Catch a basketball, baseball or American football match
  • Enjoy the sun, sea and sand of Florida

• Eat: Pumpkin pie

• Cost of a beer: £1.50 ($2.50) approx.

• Did you know?
  • The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made from hemp
  • More men died from disease during the American Civil War than died in battle
  • With an area of just 1,545 square miles, Rhode Island is the smallest state in the USA. The largest is Alaska, with area of 663,268 square miles
  • The USA has no official language
  • At over 32,000 feet, Mauna Kea (located in Hawaii) is the tallest mountain in the world – but most of it lies under the sea. Only 13,796 feet of it is above sea level.

• Useful links:
  • Lonely Planet
  • nps.gov
  • usaconservation.org
  • FCO’s Locate Service