North America > United States Travel Info

United States: Background

Click on the image for larger version Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology. -- CIA World Factbook

Don't miss the GIS Maps of United States

We do not yet have any articles for United States. We know there is someone in United States who will step up and tell us about this great country. All you need is good photos and a love of United States, its people, traditions, and natural wonders. In return, WorldCountries.info will promote your web site and give you free advertising. We will not rest until every country and indigenous people of the world are represented here, so please help us. We believe you will agree that this mission is an important one. Meanwhile, you can use the links above or below to:

• Read the United States Profile
• View the United States Flag
• Use either the MS Virtual Earth GIS map of United States or the Google GIS map of the country
• See the United States map used in the CIA World Factbook
• Check out United States Web Resources
• Shop for United States Books or Music in our Amazon Store
• Get the latest United States news
• Get the latest United States weather