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AMERICA. *NEAR NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN CANADA MEXICO Location

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AMERICA

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* N E A R

N O RT H PA C I F I C O C E A N

N O RT H AT L A N T I C O C E A N

C A N A D A

M E X I C O

Location

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* E N G L I S H I S T H E M O S T C O M M O N L A N G U A G E I N A M E R I C A .

* A B O U T T H R E E H U N D R E D A N D F I F T E E N M I L L I O N ( 9 9 . 6 % ) P E O P L E O N L Y C A N S P E A K E N G L I S H I N T H E I R F A M I L Y.

* 2 7 S T AT E S I N A M E R I C A P A S S E D L A W S T O M A K E E N G L I S H B E C O M E T H E O F F I C I A L L A N G U A G E .

* T H E R E A R E 2 9 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 P E O P L E S P E A K I N G S P A N I S H .* T H E R E A R E 2 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 P E O P L E S P E A K I N G C H I N E S E .* T H E R E A R E 1 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 P E O P L E S P E A K I N G F R E N C H .* T H E R E A R E 1 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 P E O P L E S P E A K I N G W I K A N G * T A G A L O G ( 塔 加 洛 語 ) . T H E R E A R E 1 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 P E O P L E S P E A K I N G * V I E T N A M E S E ( 越 南 語 ) . T H E R E A R E 1 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 P E O P L E S P E A K I N G G E R M A N .

Language

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T H E N A T I O N A L F L A G O F T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S O F A M E R I C A C O N S I S T S O F T H I R T E E N E Q U A L H O R I Z O N T A L S T R I P E S O F R E D ( T O P A N D B O T T O M ) A L T E R N A T I N G W I T H W H I T E , W I T H A B L U E R E C T A N G L E I N T H E C A N T O N B E A R I N G F I F T Y S M A L L , W H I T E , F I V E - P O I N T E D S T A R S A R R A N G E D I N N I N E O F F S E T H O R I Z O N T A L R O W S O F S I X S T A R S ( T O P A N D B O T T O M ) A L T E R N A T I N G W I T H R O W S O F F I V E S T A R S . T H E F I F T Y S T A R S O N T H E F L A G R E P R E S E N T T H E 5 0 S T A T E S A N D T H E 1 3 S T R I P E S R E P R E S E N T T H E O R I G I N A L T H I R T E E N C O L O N I E S T H A T R E B E L L E D A G A I N S T T H E B R I T I S H M O N A R C H Y A N D B E C A M E T H E F I R S T S T A T E S I N T H E U N I O N .

National Flag

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1 . A M E R I C A N S U A U S L LY S AY H E L L O T O P E O P L E E V E N T H E Y A R E S T R A N G E R S . ' ' P L E A S E , T H A N K S , S O R RY. . . . ' ' S H O U L D B E S A I D I N E V E RY T I M E S .

2 . N E V E R W E A R C A S U A L LY W H E N Y O U G O T O A F O R M A L R E S TA U R A N T. A L S O , B E C A R E F U L F O R Y O U R S M E L L S .

3 . A M E R I C A N S U A U S L LY G I V E G I F T S O N H O L I D AY S O R B I RT H D AY S . ( S E L D O M O N N O R M A L D AY S )

4 . P R E PA R E S O M E S M A L L G I F T S W H E N Y O U G O T O O T H E R S ' H O U S E .

Society &

Culture(courtesy)

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1 . N E W Y E A R ─ F I R S T D A Y O F Y E A R S2 . M A R T I N L U T H E R K I N G ' S B I R T H D A Y ─ T H E T H I R D M O N D A Y I N J A N U A R Y.3 . P R E S I D E N T ' S D A Y ─ T H E T H I R D M O N D A Y I N F E B R U A R Y.4 . M E M O R I A L D A Y ─ L A S T M O N D A Y I N M A Y.5 . N AT I O N A L D A Y ─ F O U R T H O F J U LY.6 . L A B O R D A Y ─ T H E F I R S T M O N D A Y I N S E P T E M B E R7 . C O L U M B U S D A Y ─ T H E S E C O N D M O N D A Y I N O C T O B E R8 . T H A N K S G I V I N G ─ T H E F O U R T H T H U R S D A Y I N N O V E M B E R .9 . V E T E R A N S D A Y ─ N O V E M B E R 1 1 .1 0 . C H R I S T M A S ─ D E C E M B E R 2 5 .1 1 . VA L E N T I N E ' S D A Y ─ F E B R U A R Y 1 4 .1 2 . E A S T E R ─ T H E S U N D A Y I N M A R C H O R A P R I L1 3 . M O T H E R ' S D A Y ─ T H E S E C O N D S U N D A Y I N M A Y1 4 . F AT H E R ' S D A Y ─ T H E T H I R D S U N D A Y I N J U N E1 5 . H A L L O W E E N ─ O C T O B E R 3 1

Society & Culture(holiday)

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* P R O T E S T A N T I S M I S T H E M O S T C O M M O N R E L I G I O N I N A M E R I C A .

* A B O U T 5 1 . 3 % P E O P L E I N A M E R I C A B E L I E V E I N P R O T E S T A N T I S M ( 新 教 ) .2 3 . 9 % P E O P L E I N A M E R I C A B E L I E V E I N C A T H O L I C I S M ( 天 主 教 ) .1 . 4 % P E O P L E I N A M E R I C A B E L I E V E I N J U D A I S M ( 猶 太 教 ) .1 . 7 % P E O P L E I N A M E R I C A B E L I E V E I N M O R M O N I S M ( 摩 門 教 ) .0 . 7 % P E O P L E I N A M E R I C A B E L I E V E I N B U D D H I S M ( 佛 教 ) .0 . 6 % P E O P L E I N A M E R I C A B E L I E V E I N I S L A M I S M ( 伊 斯 蘭 教 ) .1 . 6 % P E O P L E I N A M E R I C A B E L I E V E I N O T H E R R E L I G I O N O F C H R I S T I A N I T Y ( 基 督 教 ) .

* C A T H O L I C S ( 天 主 教 徒 ) R E C I T E S U T R A S ( 誦 經 ) I N T H E I R D A I L Y L I F E .* C H R I S T M A S A N D E A S T E R A R E I M P O R T A N T T O A M E R I C A N .

Religion

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