IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE USA

CAPITAL: Washington, DC
INDEPENDENCE DAY: July 4, 1776
MOTTO: In God We Trust
NATIONAL ANTHEM: The Star-Spangled Banner
AREA (50 states and District of Columbia  only): 9,631,418 sq km 
NATIONAL BIRD: Bald Eagle
NATIONAL FLOWER: Rose
LARGEST STATE: Alaska
SMALLEST STATE: Rhode Island
LARGEST CITIES: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio
POPULATION: 295,734,134
LANGUAGES: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific Island 2.7%, other 0.7%
RELIGIONS: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10%



Adapted from the CIA World Factbook

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