July 4th is one of the most important holidays in life.every american. It was on this day in 1776 that a new state formation appeared on the world map - the United States of America. The country's population today is 325 million people. By the number of residents of the United States ranked third in the world.
Population and countries: United States of America
The USA is one of the largest states on the planet.The world's largest nominal GDP and the largest public debt. The biggest spending on the army and health care. The greatest number of police officers and the maximum number of murders per year. All this is the United States of America.
Население страны – около 325 миллионов жителей.And according to this indicator, the US confidently hold the third position in the world (after India and China). According to the latest statistics, 4.44% of the total population of our planet lives in the “States”.
The USA is located within North America andoccupy more than a third of the area of this continent. The state has a tremendous impact on the entire modern world (political, economic, military). Hundreds of US military bases scattered over eighty countries of the Earth.
History of the emergence and formation of the United States
Of course, the first step to the emergence of thisStates made navigator Christopher Columbus, discovering America in 1492. It was at the end of the 15th century that Europeans first appeared in this part of the world. Up to this point, North America (as well as South) was inhabited exclusively by Indian tribes.
In the XVIII century, almost the entire territoryNorth America was colonized by Europeans. And on the Atlantic coast mainly settled immigrants from Britain, in Texas and Florida - the Spaniards, and in the Great Lakes region - the French. In 1774, more than a dozen English colonies in America began an open armed confrontation with their immediate metropolis.
Two years later, the Declaration was adopted,announcing the independence and sovereignty of the new state. In 1787, the Americans wrote their own constitution, according to which, their new country was to develop on the principles of freedom and democracy. So the United States of America appeared ...
Население США в конце 18-го века было не очень large - only about 4 million people. In the next hundred years, the territory of the young state only increased: through conquests and acquisitions of new lands. So, the United States priboryi from the Spaniards Florida, from the Russians - Alaska, from the French - Louisiana, etc.
В 1860-х годах между северными и южными штатами there were serious disagreements, which subsequently resulted in a full-fledged civil war. With the help of weapons, the “northerners” managed to preserve the unity and integrity of the United States of America. The population of the country had already reached 40 million people.
War. A crisis. War again ...
Until the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States did not interveneEuropeans, limiting the establishment of their spheres of influence in the Caribbean. In April 1917, the American authorities decided to enter the First World War on the side of the Entente. In this war, the United States lost 117 thousand of its citizens.
Rapid economic growth in the postwarthe years gave way to the same deep crisis. During the period of the so-called "Great Depression" (1929-1933), production in the United States significantly decreased. At the peak of the crisis, there were about 15 million unemployed in the country. For comparison: the total population of the United States of America at that time was 125 million people.
Не успев толком прийти в себя после масштабного crisis, the United States entered into World War II. It happened on December 7, 1941. And again, America took the side of the anti-German coalition. The main battlefield for the American troops was the Pacific, and the main military opponent was the Japanese army. The great point in the Second World War was put by the Americans, dropping atomic bombs on two Japanese cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After that, the Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, was forced to sign an act of surrender.
USA in the period of the "bipolar world"
Victory in World War II allowedAmerican economy is not only firmly on its feet, but also take one of the first positions in the world. American TNCs (transnational corporations) in the postwar years began to grow rapidly, expanding the network of its branches throughout the world.
By and large, already in the late 40s the USAenter into another war, but the "cold". This time, Soviet communism becomes the enemy of American democracy. In the following decades, practically the whole world was conditionally divided between these two forces.
The so-called "cold war" gave rise to a wholea bouquet of serious civil and interstate conflicts. The hottest spots on the planet in the second half of the twentieth century were: Cuba, Vietnam, Korea and Afghanistan. It was only in the mid-1980s that some kind of “warming” began in the relations between the USA and the Soviet Union.
US population: size, composition and languages. Features of the mentality of Americans
United States of America - Multinationala country. Almost 63% of its population is “white” (mostly historical immigrants from England, Scotland and Ireland), 16% are Hispanic, and 12% are black. There are also quite a lot of Chinese, French, Russians, Italians and Koreans in the country. Among the most common US languages - English (American), Spanish, Chinese, French and German.
What is the population of the United States of AmericaToday? As of 2016, 325.3 million people live here. In cities lives 81% of Americans. Life expectancy in the United States is among the highest in the world. Women live on average 84 years, and men - 75 years.
The classic inhabitants of this country are practical,pragmatic, patriotic and cheerful. Americans love to joke and often smile. Going to the USA, you need to know about some important aspects of their mentality. For example, one should be careful in dealing with women and representatives of national minorities. So, if a man in the United States helps an outside woman to take off her coat or touches her shoulder in a friendly way, then this can be regarded as sexual harassment. Another interesting point: Americans love to sue for a variety of reasons.
Modern US administration
The territory of the United States is divided into 50 states. They also include a number of dependent territories and protectorates. Each state has its own constitution, its own laws and executive bodies.
Each state of the state, in turn, is divided into districts. Moreover, their number varies widely. For example, in Texas there are 254 such districts, and within Delaware there are only three.
The largest (in terms of population) US states are Texas, California and Florida. In the smallest state of the country - Wyoming - only 580 thousand people live.
15 interesting facts about the US population and about Americans
- During the “Great Depression” period, US residents actively migrated to the USSR.
- Every eighth American works or has ever worked in a restaurant chain McDonald "s.
- 40% of children in the United States are born out of wedlock.
- Laws in the United States do not prohibit minors from buying cigarettes.
- Until 1836, it was forbidden to celebrate Christmas in the country.
- The average American eagerly and in very large quantities consume bananas and chocolate.
- A fifth of the taxes of American citizens goes to the US armed forces.
- The country has a highly developed practice of anonymous denunciations of their fellow citizens.
- In the US, it is not accepted to give way to public transport.
- Americans have a deep aversion to the jelly, but the chips are eaten as a side dish.
- Americans are generally indifferent to what is happening outside their state.
- In the USA, shameful work in the role of service personnel (waiter, janitor, janitor, etc.) is not considered.
- Hip-hop, jazz, rock and roll and many other musical directions came up with the Americans.
- Americans do not like casual or street dating.
- The US population is the world leader in drug use.
Conclusion
July 4, 1776 on the political map of the worlda new state emerged - the United States of America. The population of this country today is about 325 million people. Here are the most diverse ethnic groups and peoples who brought their customs, traditions and customs to the culture of the USA.
