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Name The full name of this country is Often we just call it the United States, the U.S. or simply America. The U.S. has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers It is the fourth largest country in the world in size after Russia, Canada and China. Location The continental United States lies in central North America with Canada to its north, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to its south, the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and the Pacific Ocean to its west. The two states Alaska and Hawaii are separated from the continental United States: Alaska borders on northwestern Canada Hawaii lies in the central Pacific. The U.S is a federal republic with 50 states. Alaska is the largest in area and Rhode Island (罗得岛)is the smallest. But on the mainland, Texas is the largest state of the country. The U.S. has an ideal location for trade. Its Atlantic coast faces the developed countries of Western Europe, and its Pacific coast and Hawaii give the nation an approach to the Far East and Australasia. .The United States has 7 geographical regions from east to west included 1)New England is made up of 6 states of the North-east.[The New Englanders were originally known as Yankees, which came to stand for all Americans]； 2)the Middle Atlantic states is a highly industrialized area and the nerve center of the U.S 3)the Midwest,which is the most important agricultural area 4)The American South is one of the richest oil-producing regions in the world； 5)the Great Plains [Colorado has been called the steel city of the west. Denver is the largest city of the Great Plains； 6） American West 7) the Pacific Coast  New England New England is made up of 6 states of the Northeast. They are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. New England is sometimes called the birthplace of America. It was the chief center of the American War of Independence of 1776 and was the nations first industrial area. New England is also well-k