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San Francisco
A visit to San Francisco
A visit to San Francisco
www.sfcvb.org
http://gocalif.ca.gov
San Francisco is considered one of the most Architecture, museums and beautiful nature are charming and beautifully situated cities in the other benefits from a trip here, and if you want to United States, and once you get there you
leave the city behind, it's not far across the Golden understand why.
Gate Bridge to natural parks with some of the most stunning landscapes in the United States.
You will recognise many sights when you arrive in San Francisco. The steep streets, the cable cars, the Have a great trip!
prison island Alcatraz, and last but no least the Golden Gate Bridge are landmarks that have been featured in countless Hollywood movies and are known to most people.
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Historical outline
Historical outline
California, and massive immigration began. During the years 1848-1849, the city's population rose from 1,000 to 25,000, many of whom were
The San Francisco area has been inhabited for Chinese seeking employment in the mines. The thousands of years, and before the European large number of Chinese immigrants formed the presence, 10.000 Native Americans are thought to basis of San Francisco's Chinatown, which is to have lived here. The many tribes along the
this day strongly influenced by Chinese culture and Western coast were later collectively referred to as tradition.
Ohlone, the Western people.
Many large companies were founded in the latter The Spaniards arrived at the present San Francisco part of the 19th Century, including Levi Strauss & area in 1542, but on this occasion and through the Co. and Wells Fargo Bank. The rising number of following centuries no European settlement took wealthy inhabitants such as the railway millionaire, place here.
Leland Stanford, built impressive residences on Nob Hill. San Francisco was the United States'
Led by Gaspar de PortolĂ , Spaniards arrived in largest city West of the Mississippi, and for a brief 1770 to the area around the bay and declared it period it was also the state capital.
Spanish territory. Six years later Juan Bautista de Anza founded the Christian Mission Dolores, Towards the 20th Century, urban planning on a originally called Mission San Francisco de Asis.
larger scale had become necessary. The city had grown rapidly from the gold rush, with a chaotic In 1702 George Vancouver established the
infrastructure as the consequence. Mayor James settlement of Yerba Buena, the present city centre, Phelan established sewers and developed the first which became a hub for various traders, primarily plan for the future city, which he envisioned as a from England and Russia. There were many
sort of Paris by the Pacific.
Russians in the area, as Russia had colonised the area from Alaska southwards.
In 1906 the city was hit by an earthquake
measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale. Approximately Over the years the Spanish rule weakened, and in 80% of the city was destroyed, including most of 1821 the area became part of the independent the city centre. An immense reconstruction was Mexico before the Mission Dolores ceased in 1833.
initiated, and already by 1915 the city hosted the An increasing number of non-Spanish speakers great American exhibition to celebrate the opening came to Yerba Bueno, and from 1822 the English of the Panama Canal, which showed the world William Richardson launched an extensive urban that the city had regained its former glory.
development.
By this regeneration, San Francisco had created After the war between the United States and the basis of another boom and in spite of the Mexico in 1846-1847, the Mexicans were forced 1930's depression, large-scale projects were South and California became part of the United completed. The city's isolated position on the States. In 1847 the city was officially named San peninsula was changed in 1936 and 1937 when Francisco.
respectively the Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge opened.
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Historical outline
During the World War II San Francisco became In 1989 the San Francisco area was hit by an an important port in connection with the Pacific earthquake with an epicentre 100km South of the War, and in 1945 the United Nations was founded city, causing huge devastations, including the at a conference here. The formal peace agreement collapse of several stretches of elevated highway.
between the United States and Japan was also signed here in 1951.
During the 1980's the city's skyline changed dramatically with the construction of several With its mixed population and rapid development, skyscrapers in the Financial District. The
San Francisco had often been a hotspot for
development was rapid, and towards the end of cultural change, and this also happened in the last the Century many IT companies were established half of the 20th Century. The city became the focal here, causing an influx of wealth and inhabitants, point of the worldwide hippie wave and other until the dotcom bubble burst in 2001. Many alternative cultures, which influenced the music companies closed down, and the population
and caused the city to sprout leading names such decreased by 250,000. In later years the city is on a as Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead.
cultural come-back and as prepared as ever to receive tourists with its scenic location and many Later on, in the 1980's and 1990's, the city became entertainment options.
the centre of the American punk and trash metal music, and politically speaking the city was very liberal by American standards. This was also the period when the city's liberal attitude to
homosexuals gained it the reputation as the country's capital for this group. A large number of homosexuals moved to the city from the 1960's onwards and made their mark, especially on the Castro neighbourhood.
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Tour 1: San Francisco
Tour 1: San Francisco
The present cathedral, constructed 1967 - 1970, is the third St. Mary's in San Francisco. The first, Old St. Mary's, was built in California Street in 1. St. Mary’s Cathedral
1854 and the second on Van Ness Avenue in 1891.
It burned down in 1962 and was replaced by the present, third cathedral.
2. Japantown & Japan Center
mellem gaderne
California/O’Farrell/Fillmore/Laguna
www.sfjapantown.org
Japantown is the area of San Francisco with the highest concentration of Japanese immigrants and their descendents. A total of over 12,000
inhabitants of Japanese descent influence the area Gough Street 1111
with its ethnic shops and restaurants and the www.stmarycathedralsf.org
Japanese culture.
St. Mary’s Cathedral is a popular sight, not least due to the building's interesting modern
architecture.
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The area of Japantown was created after the The main doors are adapted copies of 15th
earthquake and the following fire in 1906, that left Century Florentine doors.
whole neighbourhoods deserted. It's enclosed by the California, O'Farrell, Fillmore and Laguna Construction of the cathedral began shortly after Streets. Centrally located is the Japan Center, a the 1906 earthquake, but the majority of the culture and entertainment centre, where a modern building is from the 1960's.
five-storey pagoda can be seen.
5. The San Franciscos cable cars/
3. Haas-Lilienthal House
Cable Car Barn
Franklin Street 2007
www.sfheritage.org/house.html
The beautiful Haas-Lilienthal House was built in 1886 in the Victorian Queen Anne style. It is the only home that has been preserved with its original furnishings from the time, and it is open to the public as a museum.
The house is a unique opportunity to see one of the beautifully built houses with rich indoor ornamentation and to experience the interior decoration and crafts of the era. The Haas-Mason Street 1201
Lilienthal House was inhabited by descendents of www.sfcablecar.com
the original family up to 1972.
www.cablecarmuseum.org
The San Francisco cable cars are one of the city's 4. Grace Cathedral
most charming and popular icons. The cable cars scramble up and down the steep streets, passing one interesting view after the other.
The cable cars are pulled by large cables from central points such as the Cable Car Barn, where you can see the great pullies and machinery that pulls the carriages. Cable Car Barn was built in 1907 and is today both a working part of the cable car network and a museum over the San Francisco cable car's history.
California Street 1100
The history of the cable cars began in 1869, when www.gracecathedral.org
the English Andrew Hallidie witnessed an accident Grace Cathedral is one of the largest neo-Gothic with the horse-pulled carriages. The accident church buildings in the USA. It was constructed caused the death of five horses, and Hallidie with clear inspiration from the Notre Dame
wanted to prevent repetitions of the accident. In Cathedral in Paris and other great French churches, 1873 he opened the first cable car line near the for example in the beautiful glass mosaic rose peak of Nob Hill, and the network developed window.
from here.
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Several lines were closed down over the years, and 7. Coit Tower
many were replaced by busses. In the 1980's the old carriages and the remaining lines were restored, and the carriages were put in operation in mint condition, acting as pure tourist magnets.
6. Chinatown
Telegraph Hill Boulevard 1
At the top of Telegraph Hill is the Coit Tower, a monument to the city's volunteer fire brigade. It was built in 1933, following a donation from the private individual Lillie Hitchcock Coit after Chinatown
whom it is named. The architect is Arthur Brown San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest Chinese Jr., who also built the City Hall.
settlement in Northern America, with more than 100,000 inhabitants of Chinese descent. The The observation deck of the Coit Tower boasts an landmark of the area, the Chinese dragon gate, is excellent view of San Francisco and both of the located at the Southern entrance to the district.
great bridges, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland Bay Bridge.
In Chinatown you can feel transported to China, surrounded by Chinese shops, restaurants and 8. San Francisco Art Institute
cultural institutions such as the Chinese Culture Center, which exhibits Chino-American art. The Chestnut Street 800
area also features a few temple buildings in www.sfai.edu
traditional Chinese style.
The San Francisco Art Institute is a very lively exhibition space to visit. Exciting and experimental work is still taking place, as well as changing exhibitions.
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9. Lombard Street
Lombard Street is also known as the most winding street in the USA. The steep street descends in hairpin turns between the Victorian houses, with an impressive eight turns in a few hundred metres.
It is amusing to walk or drive down the street, and there are many beautiful flowers throughout the summer season. From Lombard Street there are also good opportunities to watch the city's old cable cars rumbling by.
10. Filbert Street
Filbert Street
If you really want to experience the infamous steep streets of San Francisco, you should take a trip down Filbert Street. On the stretch between Hyde Street and Leavenworth, Filbert Street is the steepest in San Francisco, with a slope of 31.5%
on this particular stretch.
Lombard Street
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Tour 2: San Francisco
Tour 2: San Francisco
Today the park offers beautiful landscaping as well as a series of historical buildings. There are also several opportunities for activities, such as cycling.
11. The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
13. Golden Gate Bridge
Lyon Street 3301
www.palaceoffinearts.org
The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre was built in 1913-1915 as one of the buildings for the great
American exhibition to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. After many years of use, the Golden Gate Bridge, 4 km NW
building was almost entirely reconstructed in the www.goldengate.org
years before 1975.
The Golden Gate Bridge spans the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific. It's a landmark The area outside the theatre is very charming, and for San Francisco and one of the most famous shows, concerts, speeches etc. take place in the constructions in the United States of America. The theatre building.
suspension bridge is 2,700 metres long and 230
metres tall, and was built in 1933-1937 and 12. Presidio National Park
inaugurated from Washington by President
Presidio National Park
Roosevelt. It is painted in a characteristic orange-www.nps.gov/prsf
red colour, chosen to fit in with the scenery whilst The green area of Presidion National Park has still being easily visible for ships.
been cultivated since the time of the Ohlones.
When the Spanish arrived in 1776, they placed a You can drive across the bridge either by car or by military encampment here, and that was the
one of the several bus lines from San Francisco, beginning of 216 years of military facilities in this and during the daytime, you can also choose to beautiful setting; first Spanish, then Mexican, and walk across the bridge and enjoy both the
from 1848 American.
construction and the stunning view. At either end of the bridge there is parking with view points overlooking the San Francisco skyline.
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Tour 3: San Francisco
Tour 3: San Francisco
16. Golden Gate Park
14. Cliff House & Seals rock
Point Lobos Street 1090
www.cliffhouse.com
Cliff House is dramatically located at the top of the cliff towards the Pacific. The first house on the location was built in 1863, and the second was built in the style of a French chateau. The present house dates from 1909 but has been remodelled several times since its construction.
The view from Cliff House is breathtaking, with views of the sea and the small, rocky islands that are home to both seals and sea lions.
15. Palace of the Legion of Honor
Golden Gate Park
www.thinker.org/deyoung
The large Golden Gate Park is a lovely 4 square-kilometres recreational area, placed as a giant green wedge from the Pacific Ocean towards the San Francisco city centre. The park has many lakes and hills, as well as a varied range of planting.
Lincoln Park
www.thinker.org/legion
The Strybing Arboretum is a beautiful botanical This art museum is also known simply as the garden, where more than 5.000 plant species from Legion of Honor and takes its name from the around the world can be seen. Visit also the Parisian Palais de la Légion d’Honneur, which the Conservatory of Flowers, built in 1883.
American version replicates on a 3/4 scale.
The park also hosts the de Young Museum, whose The art collection contains a broad representation collections range from one of the United States'
of European art, including several sculptures by finest exhibitions of American paintings to art Rodin as well as a few paintings by among others work from Africa and Oceania as well as classical Rembrandt, Degas, Renoir, Monet and Picasso.
European art.
The building is situated in Lincoln Park, which The Japanese Tea Garden is a delightful break offers a beautiful view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the big city, where you can enjoy both a cup from its high location.
of green tea and a beautiful Japanese garden with the typical miniature landscapes.
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17. The Painted Ladies
Castro
www.thecastrotheatre.com
Haight Street 1649
The Castro district is the centre for the largest The Painted Ladies is a line of six beautifully homosexual population in San Francisco. It was restored Victorian houses of a type that was very constructed from the end of the 19th Century and common in the period between 1850 and 1900.
has been beautifully restored since the 1960's, as it During that period, 48.000 houses of this type can be seen in the elegant Castro Theatre from were constructed to cover the housing demands of 1922. To experience the neighbourhood and its the heavy increase in population at the time.
particular atmosphere, try taking a stroll along the 18th Street.
Many of the city's Victorian houses perished in the fire following the 1906 earthquake, but they can 19. Mission Dolores
still be seen in several neighbourhoods, notably Pacific Heights, the Western Addition, Fillmore and the Haight with the Painted Ladies.
18. Castro
16th Street 3321
www.missiondolores.org
Mission Dolores was founded in 1776, and the building was constructed in 1782-1791 by the Spanish as the sixth Californian mission church out of the 21 that King Carlos II of Spain had built. This was the starting point of the city's development.
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Tour 4: San Francisco
Tour 4: San Francisco
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
opened in 1935 as the first in Western USA. The present building was designed by the Swiss
20. Oakland Bay Bridge
architect Mario Botta and opened in 1995. The building stands out with its striped central cylinder that emerges from the modern, red, fort-like structure.
The museum houses a fine collection within
various themes such as architecture, design, photography, painting, and sculpture. Works of Oakland Bay Bridge
artists such as Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Marcel The colossal Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the two Duchamp, Salvador DalĂĹą, and Jackson Pollock are great, famous bridges of San Francisco. The 14
exhibited, and besides the permanent collection, kilometre long bridge connection crosses the there are also changing large and international Yerba Buena Island and opened to traffic in 1936, exhibitions.
six months before the Golden Gate Bridge.
22. Financial District
The Oakland Bay Bridge impresses by its
dimensions, with two storeys of road and five Montgomery Street
lanes on each storey. It is specially the two San Francisco's Financial District is located in the suspension bridges East and West of Yerba Buena streets around Montgomery Street, where the city's Island that draws attention, with a maximal span first modern skyscrapers are clustered together.
of 704 metres. The Eastern suspension bridge is The view of the tall buildings is impressive when 3,100 metres long with a 58 metres clearance walking down Montgomery Street, and it can all be beneath, and the Western suspension bridge is seen from the top of the 210 metre Bank of
2.800 metres long with a 67 metre clearance.
America Building (Montgomery Street 345) - or from the Skydeck at the Embarcadero Center in 21. Museum of Modern Art
Sacramento Street. At Montgomery Street 420 you can visit the interesting Wells Fargo Bank museum of the era of gold digging in California.
The tall skyscraper, Transamerica Pyramid, at Montgomery Street 600 is one of the landmarks of San Francisco. The 260 metres tall building has 48
storeys and was completed in 1972 after three years of construction. When it was finished it was the tallest building on the United States West Coast. The uppermost 64 metres is the spire, and the two "wings" of the pyramid contain lifts and staircases.
Third Street 151
www.sfmoma.org
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23. Fisherman’s Wharf
24. Pier 39
Fisherman’s Wharf
www.fishermanswharf.org
Fisherman’s Wharf was previously a busy harbour Pier 39, K Dock
district that has now been turned into an area with www.pier39.com
plenty of restaurants, shops and a broad range of Pier 39 is the site for San Francisco's famous activities and entertainment. It’s perfect for colony of sealions, which provides a fascinating exploring and for enjoying the lovely waterfront.
view up-close. As Fisherman's Wharf, the area is also filled with shops, restaurants and
Fisherman’s Wharf is one of the most visited entertainment such as the aquarium.
sights in San Francisco and should not be missed on a visit to the city. The area also houses a wax museum.
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Day Tours from San Francisco
Day Tours from
26. Alcatraz
San Francisco
25. Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks, 4 km SW
The heights at Twin Peaks provide one of the best views of the San Francisco area, with the city's many different districts and skyscrapers at your feet. During the daytime there is a splendid view of the entire city, and at night the view features the Alcatraz Island, 2 km N
many beautifully lit buildings where especially the www.nps.gov/alca
skyscrapers are impressive.
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Day Tours from San Francisco
The rocky island of Alcatraz in the middle of the 28. John Muir Woods National
San Francisco Bay is most known for its history as Monument
an isolated prison island. Trips to Alcatraz depart from Pier 41 at Fisherman's Wharf. The island was used as a prison during the period 1859-1963, and belonged to the military up till 1934. In 1969-1971
the island underwent an occupation by Native Americans as a political demonstration.
The entire island is a museum with exciting exhibitions and objects that depict the gruesome history of the place. Among other exhibits can be mentioned photographs, weapons, escape plans and the cells of some of the island's celebrity prisoners such as Al Capone and George
"Machine Gun" Kelly.
27. Sausalito
John Muri Woods, 18 km NW
www.nps.gov/muwo
The tallest trees in the world are the Californian Redwoods that can be seen in John Muir Woods.
The trees used to be situated along the entire Californian West Coast, but in many places the original trees have been cut down. John Muir Sausalito, 8 km NW
Woods was preserved due to its remote location.
http://ci.sausalito.ca.us
The trees in the area are up to 75 metres tall, and Sausalito is a cosy town by the San Francisco Bay the largest trees have a diameter of 4 metres. There and can be reached by boat from Fisherman's are several kilometres of trails for driving and Wharf or by driving across the Golden Gate
walking.
Bridge. The town is a peaceful place with beautiful scenery, parks, galleries, shops, and lovely restaurants.
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Day Tours from San Francisco
29. Napa Valley
There are countless sights on the campus that can be seen either on foot or from an electrical golf Napa Valley, 100 km N
cart. For instance there is the Red Barn, built in www.napavalley.com
1878-1879 and thus older than the university itself.
www.winetrain.com
The Cantor Center of Visual Arts boasts a very www.oldfaithfulgeyser.com
large art collection which among other things Napa Valley is the leading region in the USA for contains the greatest number of Rodin pieces producing quality wine, and a trip here is one of outside Paris. Some of the pieces are displayed in a the best outings from San Francisco. There are sculpture garden. There is also a cactus garden, hundreds of vineyards in Napa Valley, and they and the entire area can be surveyed from above offer visitors a chance to see how wine is made as from the Hoover Tower Observation Platform.
well as taste and buy the results. There are pre-arranged trips from San Francisco, and this 31. Yosemite National Park
provides an easy way of viewing the area.
The large valley is not just for the wine lovers, but also offers beautiful scenery, great culinary experiences, and a variety of activities such as hot air ballooning and spas. The town of Calistoga has been known for its hot springs for a long time, and this is also the site of the geyser Old Faithful that leaps 15 metres into the air every 40 minutes.
Napa Valley Wine Train is a three-hour train ride through Napa Valley. It begins in the town of Napa and does a roundtrip to the lovely village of St. Helena. The train is worth a visit on its own Yosemite National Park, 280 km E
with a 1950's panorama carriage, saloon carriages www.nps.gov/yose
from the early 20th Century, and beautifully Many consider Yosemite the most beautiful of the decorated dining cars. The railroad itself was many national parks in the United States. The founded in 1864 and has been operating as Wine national park contains large waterfalls flowing over Train since 1987.
granite cliffs, vast alpine meadows, beautiful lakes and great majestic trees in the woodlands.
30. Stanford University
Spectacular sceneries greet the visitor in every part of the park.
Stanford, 45 km S
www.stanford.edu
Yosemite Valley is the central part of the park and http://ccva.stanford.edu
the site of the many service facilities of the area.
Stanford University was founded by Senator
This is also where you can find the park's visitor Leland Stanford and opened in 1891. The senator centre with information about every corner of the wished to provide an opportunity for education, 3,000 square-kilometre park.
and he spent a large part of his great fortune on constructing the beautiful campus.
Yosemite Valley also displays beautiful nature, since the valley is encircled by steep hillsides with names such as Half Dome, North Dome, and
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Day Tours from San Francisco
Glacier Point, which has possibly the most
Reno, 300 km NE
beautiful view of the park. Glacier Point is at 2,200
www.visitrenotahoe.com
metres altitude and there is an almost sheer drop The city of Reno is in the State of Nevada where to the valley, which gives a view of several gambling is legal. After Las Vegas, Reno is the waterfalls, mountains, forests, and the Merced largest gambling city in the state, and visitors are River in the valley below.
met by neon lights, casinos, plenty of restaurants, shows, rodeo, and all imaginable kinds of
32. Reno
entertainment. The contrast to San Francisco is great, and the experience is good fun.
Reno frequently offers good and cheap
accomodation. You might combine the trip with a visit to the nearby Lake Tahoe, located at 1,900
metres altitude and surrounded by forests and steep mountains.
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Children / Shopping / Transportation
With children in
Petaluma Village Premium Outlets
(2200 Petaluma Boulevard N):
San Francisco
www.premiumoutlets.com
Children’s Fairyland (Bellevue Avenue 699): Serramonte Shopping Center
www.fairyland.org
(3 Serramonte Centre):
www.serramontecenter.com
Fisherman’s Wharf & Pier 39:
www.pier39.com
Stonestown Galleria (3251 20th Avenue):
www.shopstonestown.com
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (Senter Road 1300): www.happyhollowparkandzoo.org
Westfield San Francisco (865 Market Street): www.westfield.com/sanfrancisco
Paramount’s Great America
(Great America Parkway 4701):
www.pgathrills.com
Public transportation in
San Francisco
San Francisco Zoo (Sloat Boulevard):
www.sfzoo.org
San Francisco municipal transportation:
www.sfmuni.com
Steinhart Aquarium (Howard Street 875):
www.calacademy.org/aquarium
San Francisco BART trains:
www.bart.gov
Six Flags Marine World (Marine World Parkway): www.sixflags.com
San Francisco Airport:
www.flysfo.com
Waterworld USA Concord
(Waterworld Parkway 1950):
Oakland Airport:
www.waterworldcalifornia.com
www.flyoakland.com
Shopping in San Francisco
Alcatraz ferries:
www.blueandgoldfleet.com
Union Square, Market Street, Chestnut Street, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown (Bush
California's railroads:
Street/Grand Avenue), Fillmore Street, Haight www.amtrakcalifornia.com
Street, Valencia Street
Ghirardelli Square (900 N Point Street):
USA's railroads:
www.ghirardellisq.com
www.amtrak.com
Napa Premium Outlets (629 Factory Stores Drive): www.premiumoutlets.com
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Facts about USA
Facts about USA
Political
Official name
United States of America
Capital
Washington
Government
Federal republic
Head of State
President George W. Bush
Deputy Head of State
Vice President Richard B. Cheney
National day
July 4
Date of independence
July 4, 1776 from Great Britain
Primary religion
Christianity
Language
English
Area
9,631,420
km²
Population (2000)
281,421,000
Borders on
North
Canada, The Arctic Sea
South
Mexico, Gulf of Mexico
East
The
Atlantic
Ocean
West
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Highest Mountains
Mount McKinley
6,194 meters
Mount Saint Elias
5,489 meters
Mount Foraker
5,304 meters
Mount Bona
5,045 meters
Mount Blackburn
4,996 meters
Mount Sanford
4,949 meters
Mount Fairweather
4,671 meters
Mount Hubbard
4,557 meters
Mount Bear
4,520 meters
Mount Hunter
4,442 meters
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Largest islands
Hawaii
10,414 km²
Kodiak Island
9,293 km²
Prince of Wales Island
6,675 km²
Chichagof Island
5,388 km²
St. Lawrence Island
5,135 km²
Admiralty Island
4,362 km²
Nunivak Island
4,209 km²
Unimak
4,119 km²
Baranof Island
4,065 km²
Long Island
3.629 km²
Largest lakes
Lake Superior*
82;414 km²
Lake Huron*
59,596 km²
Lake Michigan
58,016 km²
Lake Erie*
25,745 km²
Lake Ontario*
18,529 km²
Great Salt Lake
4,400 km²
Lake of the Woods*
4,390 km²
Lake Okeechobee
1,890 km²
Lake Pontchartrain
1,630 km²
Champlainsee* 1,
130
km²
* partly in Canada
Longest rivers*
Missouri
4,023 km
Mississippi
3,765 km
Yukon River
3,185 km
Rio Grande
3,034 km
St. Lawrence River
3,058 km
Arkansas River
2,364 km
Colorado
2,333 km
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Red River
2,189 km
Snake River
1,965 km
Columbia River
1,857 km
Ohio River
1,579 km
* Some of the rivers run through other countries as well as the USA Largest cities (2006)
New York-Jersey City
18,818,000
Los Angeles
12,950,000
Chicago
9,506,000
Dallas-Fort Worth
6,004,000
Philadelphia -Wilmington
5,827,000
Houston
5,540,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
5,464,000
Washington-Arlington
5,290,000
Atlanta
5,138,000
Detroit
4,469,000
Administrative regions
State
Capital
Area
Alabama Montgomery
135,293
km²
Alaska Juneau
1,717,854
km²
Arizona Phoenix
295,276
km²
Arkansas Little
Rock
137,732
km²
California Sacramento
411,912
km²
Colorado Denver
269,837
km²
Connecticut Hartford
14,371
km²
Delaware Dover
6,452
km²
District of Columbia*
Washington
159 km²
Florida Tallahassee
170,451
km²
Georgia Atlanta
154,077
km²
Hawaii Honolulu
16,377
km²
Idaho Boise
216,632
km²
Illinois Springfield
149,998
km²
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Indiana Indianapolis
94,321
km²
Iowa Des
Moines
145,743
km²
Kansas Topeka
213,283
km²
Kentucky Frankfort
104,749
km²
Louisiana Baton
Rouge
134,382
km²
Maine Augusta
86,542
km²
Maryland Annapolis
32,160
km²
Massachusetts Boston 27,360
km²
Michigan Lansing
250,941
km²
Minnesota Saint
Paul
225,362
km²
Mississippi Jackson
125,546
km²
Missouri Jefferson
City
180,693
km²
Montana Helena
381,156
km²
Nebraska Lincoln
200,520
km²
Nevada Carson
City
286,367
km²
New Hampshire
Concord
24,239 km²
New Jersey
Trenton
22,608 km²
New Mexico
Santa Fe
315,194 km²
New York
Albany
141,205 km²
North Carolina
Raleigh
139,509 km²
North Dakota
Bismarck
183,272 km²
Ohio Columbus
116,096
km²
Oklahoma Oklahoma
City
181,196
km²
Oregon Salem
255,026
km²
Pennsylvania Harrisburg
119,283
km²
Rhode Island
Providence
4,005 km²
South Carolina
Columbia
82,965 km²
South Dakota
Pierre
199,905 km²
Tennessee Nashville
109,247
km²
Texas Austin
696,241
km²
Utah
Salt Lake City
220,080 km²
Vermont Montpelier
24,923
km²
Virginia Richmond
110,862
km²
Washington Olympia
184,824
km²
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West Virginia
Charleston
62,809 km²
Wisconsin Madison
140,662
km²
Wyoming Cheyenne
253,554
km²
American Samoa**
Pago Pago
199 km²
Guam** HagĂÄ„tĂÄ…a
541
km²
Northern Mariana Islands**
Saipan
477 km²
Puerto Rico**
San Juan
9.104 km²
US Virgin Islands**
Charlotte Amalie
346 km²
* Federal capital, is not considered a state
** Overseas territories
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Heads of State since 1789
George Washington
1789-1797
John Adams
1797-1801
Thomas Jefferson
1801-1809
James Madison
1809-1817
James Monroe
1817-1825
John Quincy Adams
1825-1829
Andrew Jackson
1829-1837
Martin Van Buren
1837-1841
William H. Harrison
1841-1841
John Tyler
1841-1845
James K. Polk
1845-1849
Zachary Taylor
1849-1850
Millard Fillmore
1850-1853
Franklin Pierce
1853-1857
James Buchanan
1857-1861
Abraham Lincoln
1861-1865
Jefferson Davis*
1861-1865
Andrew Johnson
1865-1869
Ulysses S. Grant
1869-1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
1877-1881
James Garfield
1881-1881
Chester A. Arthur
1881-1885
Grover Cleveland
1885-1889
Benjamin Harrison
1889-1893
Grover Cleveland
1893-1897
William McKinley
1897-1901
Theodore Roosevelt
1901-1909
William H. Taft
1909-1913
Woodrow Wilson
1913-1921
Warren G. Harding
1921-1923
Calvin Coolidge
1923-1929
Herbert Hoover
1929-1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933-1945
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Harry S. Truman
1945-1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1953-1961
John F. Kennedy
1961-1963
Lyndon B. Johnson
1963-1969
Richard Nixon
1969-1974
Gerald Ford
1974-1977
Jimmy Carter
1977-1981
Ronald Reagan
1981-1989
George H. W. Bush
1989-1993
Bill Clinton
1993-2001
George W. Bush
2001-
* President of the Confederate States of America (The Southern States) Vice Presidents since 1929
Charles Curtis
1929-1933
John Nance Garner
1933-1941
Henry A. Wallace
1941-1945
Harry Truman
1945-1945
Alben W. Barkley
1949-1953
Richard M. Nixon
1953-1961
Lyndon B. Johnson
1961-1963
Hubert H. Humphrey Jr.
1965-1969
Spiro T. Agnew
1969-1973
Gerald R. Ford
1973-1974
Nelson A. Rockefeller
1974-1977
Walter F. Mondale
1977-1981
George H. W. Bush
1981-1989
J. Danforth Quayle
1989-1993
Albert A. Gore Jr.
1993-2001
Richard B. Cheney
2001-
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Holidays
January 1
New Years Day
Third Monday in January
Martin Luther King Day
January 20 every 4 years
Presidential inauguration
Third Monday in February
Washington’s birthday
Last Monday in May
Memorial Day
July 4
Independence Day
First Monday in September Labour
Day
Second Monday in October
Columbus Day
November 11 Veterans
Day
Fourth Thursday in November
Thanksgiving Day
December 25 Christmas
Day
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Various facts
Currency
US
dollar
Currency code
USD
Time zones
Eastern Standard Time/EST (UTC-5)
Central Standard Time/CST (UTC-6)
Mountain Standard Time/MST (UTC-7)
Pacific
Standard
Time/PST
(UTC-8)
Alaska Standard Time/ASKT (UTC-9)
Aleutian
Standard
Time/AST
(UTC-10)
Hawaii Standard Time/HST (UTC-10)
Postal Country code
USA
Internet domain
.com
Country calling code
+1
Climate – New York
Mean temperature
Precipitation
°C
millimetres
January -0.2
84
February
0.8
79
March 5.7
99
April
11.3
93
May 17.0 106
June
22.0
85
July 24.8 105
August
24.1
104
September 20.1
91
October
14.1
84
November 8.6
107
December
2.5
92
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Climate – Miami
Mean temperature
Precipitation
°C
millimetres
January 6.9
53
February
9.1
45
March 11.9 46
April
16.1
19
May 20.8 10
June
26.2
9
July 28.4 65
August
27.1
77
September 24.3
40
October
18.3
33
November 11.7
35
December
7.6
59
Source: WorldClimate (www.worldclimate.com) Climate – Denver
Mean temperature
Precipitation
°C
millimetres
January
-1.2 14
February
0.7
16
March
3.8 34
April
9.0
45
May
14.0 63
June
19.3
43
July
23.0 47
August
21.8
38
September
16.8 28
October
10.7
26
November
3.8 23
December
-0.5
15
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Climate – Los Angeles
Mean temperature
Precipitation
°C
millimetres
January
13.5 67
February
14.1
59
March
14.8 46
April
16.0
22
May
17.4 3
June
19.5
1
July
22.0 0
August
22.4
3
September
21.6 5
October
19.5
8
November
17.0 40
December
14.4
40
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Climate – Seattle
Mean temperature
Precipitation
°C
millimetres
January
4.5 141
February
6.3
107
March
7.5 94
April
9.5
64
May
12.8 42
June
16.0
38
July
18.4 20
August
18.6
27
September
15.8 47
October
11.5
89
November
7.3 149
December
4.7
149
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