The southern part of America is called South America and countains, amongst others, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Venezuela and Peru. Canada, Greenland, Mexico and Central America belong to Northern America. But, when talking of “America”, most people think of the northern part of America, the United States of America – land of unlimited possibilities.

50 States

The U.S. consist of 50 states, it’s capital is Washington, D.C.. The climate in the United States ranges from arctic in Alaska to tropical in Hawai’i. The first habitants of America were Indians, followed by Europeans, mainly from Spain, England and France. Afroamericans are descendants of African slaves imported into the United States.

There is no official language in the United States, though the most spoken language is American English (A.E.). Most of the official documents are written in English.

There is no official religion in the USA, but most of the habitants are Christians, partly Roman Catholic, partly Protestant.

America and Immigration

Because of strong immigration in the former times the US Government interlinked immigration to certain conditions. Today, you have to bring the US advantages in order to be allowed to immigrate, for example bring a lot of money or be very well-trained in your job. Another possibility is the annual US greencard lottery, in which citizens of some countries can participate and win a greencard for the US. With the greencard, the winners are allowed to live and work in the United States, if they immigrate within one year after winning.