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General

• United States
  • U.S. States: State Profiles
  • U.S. State Maps
  • U.S. State Flags
  • U.S. Cities
  • U.S. Capital: Washington, District of Columbia
  • State Capitals and Largest Cities
  • State Abbreviations and State Postal Codes
  • State Mottoes
  • State Names: Origins
  • State Nicknames
  • State Symbols
• Regions
  • New England
  • The Middle Atlantic
  • The South
  • The Midwest
  • The Southwest
  • The West
  • U.S. Territories and Outlying Areas
• Latitude and Longitude of U.S. Cities

Customs and People

• Guide to Careers  New!

• Culture and Holidays
  • Holidays in America  New!
  • Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2006
  • State Holidays
  • Most Common Last Names in the U.S.
  • Most Popular Given Names
  • Most Popular Baby Names by State, 2005
  • Fashion and Dress
  • Timeline: Modern Fashion

• Black History Month
  • Timeline: African-American History
  • Famous Firsts by African Americans
  • Civil Rights Timeline
  • Civil Rights Movement Heroes
  • Notable African-Americans
  • More on African Americans

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  • Timeline: Asian-American History
  • Famous Firsts by Asian Americans
  • Asian Loan Words in English
  • Notable Asian Pacific Americans
  • More on Asian Pacific Americans

• Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Famous Firsts by Hispanic Americans
  • Hispanic Americans By the Numbers
  • Hispanic American Countries of Origin
  • Spanish Place Names
  • English Borrows from Spanish
  • More on Hispanic Americans

• American Indian Heritage Month
  • American Indians by the Numberss
  • Notable American Indians
  • Selected American Indian Tribes
  • American Indian Place Names
  • American Indian Glossary
  • More on American Indians

• Population
  • 300 Million Americans in 2006
  • U.S. Census Timeline
  • U.S. Population: Overview
  • State Populations
  • U.S. Census Statistics: An Overview
  • U.S. Census Data by State
  • U.S. Population by Region
  • U.S. Race and Ethnicity
  • Population of the United States by Race and Hispanic/Latino Origin
  • Where Does Our Population Come From?
  • What Other Languages do Americans Speak?

• Religion
  • The Major Faiths: Overview
  • Largest U.S. Churches
  • Women in American Religion

Economics

• Economic and Labor Statistics
  • Government and The Federal Budget
    • Role of Government in a Capitalist Economy
    • The Government Share of the Economy
  • U.S. Economy and the Federal Budget
  • Wealth and Poverty
    • What Is Poverty?
    • What's the Government's Role?
  • Income
  • Labor Force
  • Labor and Employment
  • U.S. Census Economic Data by State
  • How Do People Get To Work?
  • TVs, Radio, and Internet
  • United States' Largest Banks
• The Public Debt
• U.S. Money History
• A Brief History of U.S. Banking
• Facts About U.S. Money
• New Paper Money
• New Quarters
• Portraits on U.S. Paper Currency
• U.S. Coins

Parks and Monuments

• The National Park System
• Washington, DC, Memorials and Landmarks
• U.S. Capitol
• The White House
• The Supreme Court Building
• Washington Monument
• Arlington National Cemetery
• The Liberty Bell
• The Statue of Liberty
• Mount Rushmore

Weather

• Climate of 100 Selected U.S. Cities
• Highest Temperatures by State
• Lowest Temperatures by State
• Monthly State Maximum and Minimum Temperature Extremes
• Winter Weather Across America
• Worst Weather of the Twentieth Century
• More Weather

Frequently Asked Questions

• Flags
• Careers
• Fashions & Costumes
• Holidays
• National Anthems
• State Symbols

United States: Just for Fun

• Crosswords and Games
  • The 50 States Crossword
  • State Names Hangman
  • State Capitals Hangman
• Quizzes
  • U.S. Monuments and Landmarks Quiz  New!
  • State Capitals Quiz
  • The 50 States Quiz
  • State Nicknames Quiz
  • U.S. States Quiz
  • U.S. Coins
• Other
  • Famous Firsts in the U.S.
  • Fifty States and Fifty Fun Facts
  • The 50 State Quarters Program Act
  • America's Eccentric Capitals
  • Interstate History
  • Wacky Town Names
  • Roadside Attractions