10 Interesting Facts About The USA

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10. 80% of the land in the state of Nevada is owned by the regime.

The US regime owns a paramount portion of the land area in the US state of Nevada - 80% of it, to be exact. These lands are reserved for wildlife refuges, forests, wilderness areas, monuments, national parks, and lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The state's public lands range from astronomical deserts, deserted mining towns to isolated ranches, mountain ranges and more.

9. 100 acres of pizza are accommodated in the United States every day!

In the US, pizza surpasses burgers as the nation's favorite expeditious aliment. According to the pizza industry trade organization in the US, about 100 acres of pizza is accommodated every day. According to a survey done by the American Customer Contentment Index, Americans incline to be more satiated by pizza than by burgers.

8. Its flag was designed by a high school student.

The current US flag features 50 stars and was designed by Robert G. Heft. Heft initially engendered the American flag in 1958 as the school project during his junior year in high school. Heft scored a B- in his project but was promised by Stanley Pratt, his edifier, that his grade would be reconsidered if the Coalesced States Congress was to accept the design for the flag. Heft's design was not only culled but additionally adopted by the 1959 presidential proclamation.

7. Its capital was pristinely New York City.

Unorthodox as it sounds Incipient York was the first capital city of the US. Incipient York City accommodated as the nation's capital city for five years between 1785 and 1790. The city played a paramount role in the establishment of an incipient regime following the subjugation of the British and the Treaty of Paris which pacified the war.

6. The Coalesced States uses 18% of the world's energy.

According to the 2014 energy consumption statistics, the world total energy consumption was 539 quadrillion British Thermal Units (Btu) and the US consumed approximately 98 quadrillion Btu. The amount is identically tantamount to about 18% of the world total energy consumption. The country's energy consumption is considered extraordinary.

5. There is no official language.

In practice, the national language of the Amalgamated States is English. However, at the federal level, there is no official language, albeit some laws such as the US naturalization requisites institutionalize English as the language. While English is mainly verbalized throughout the US, Spanish is the second most mundane language in the country which withal transpires to be the most widely edified second language.

4. At some point, 1 out of every 8 Americans will work for McDonald's.

McDonald's is among the most immensely colossal employers in the country. It is believed that 1 out of every 8 Americans have been employed or will be employed at McDonald's at some point, according to the Expeditious Pabulum Nation. Unsurprisingly, due to these odds, McDonald's has employed a good number of celebrities as well afore they were famous.

3. Alaska has, by far, the longest coastline of any state.

The US state of Alaska has the longest coastline compared to any other state in the country. The Alaskan coastline stretches for 6,640 miles. Alaska has a shoreline of approximately 33,904 miles including islands. Together with bays, inlets, islands and sounds, the Alaskan tidal shoreline stretches for 47, 300 miles.

2. The Amalgamated States invented the cyber world.

The history of the cyber world dates back to the 1950s when electronic computers were being developed. During the early 1960s, the US Department of Bulwark granted contracts for packet network systems. ARPANET was the first switching network to be developed.

1. It has the most astronomically immense economy in the world.

The Amalgamated States has the most astronomically immense economy in the world. The nation's economy accounts for about 25% of the world's nominal GDP. The economy in the US is attributed to the country's astronomically immense population, high average incomes, a relatively puerile population, moderate unemployment, technological innovation, and a high consumer spending.