USA
Overview
The United States of America - or the USA as it is more commonly known - comprises 50 States, is the world's 3rd largest country by land area and by population, and is one of the world's most ethnically diverse countries.
The world's greatest economy, home to some of the world's most famous sights - both man-made and natural - the USA is a vast country attracting millions of business and leisure visitors each year.
Weather
It's almost impossible to summarise the USA's weather as, depending on which American State you are in, the climate is different.
The USA's most northerly state is Alaska, which has an Arctic climate and its most southerly, Hawaii and Florida, are tropical. The USA's great central plains are semi-arid and the USA's southwest Great Basin is arid.
Even within an individual State - eg California - you can find hot and sunny beach weather, arid deserts as well as high mountain ranges giving rise to cooler temperatures. California's monthly average temperature goes from 33°C in summer to -10°C in winter.
In New York, temperatures range from 29°C to lows of -11°C. In the USA's southern states, for instance in Texas, temperatures can climb as high as 37°C yet sink as low as -5°C.
Main resorts & attractions
New York - helicopter ride over the city; visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; shop til you drop in the USA's most fabulous shops on 5th Avenue; take in a Broadway show; experience a second-to-none range of restaurants and eateries.
Niagara Falls - shared with Canada, these exceptionally wide falls are on the USA's northern border and are North America's most powerful waterfall.
Washington DC - the USA's capital and seat of government. Visit the White House, home to the USA's President; the Thomas Jefferson Memorial; the United States Capitol; the Lincoln Memorial; and the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial.
Las Vegas - gambling heart of the USA where towering skyscrapers rise incongruously from the surrounding desert.
Arizona and the Grand Canyon - one of the USA's and the world's most amazing natural phenomenons. Gaze over the canyon from one of the vantage points, walk down or ride down on horseback, or - most spectacular of all - take a helicopter ride out over one of the USA's most famous attractions.
San Francisco - tourist hot-spot, drawing the crowds with its eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture, landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge & San Francisco's China Town and offering a view into another world with its tour of former island prison, Alcatraz.
DisneyLand (California) and DisneyWorld (Florida) - escape reality and visit one of the USA's most popular tourist attractions.
New Orleans - a mecca for music fans of all genres, famous also for being one of the USA's top destinations for food, museums, festivals and its architecture.
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