United States

Hello! Hello from fifty states, from coast to coast.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · USA

Emblems

Emblems of the USA

• Times Square: New York, New York
• Venice Beach: Los Angeles, California
• Nightcall: Miami Beach, Florida
• Abraham Munn: Lakeland, Florida

The USA in a minute

Stars, stripes and the bald eagle

• The flag: 13 stripes for the 13 original colonies, 50 stars for the 50 states. This design since 4 July 1960.
• Bald eagle: National bird since 2024
• American bison: National mammal since 2016
• The Great Seal of the United States: A bald eagle with a striped shield, an olive branch and arrows.

Say it like a local

• Howdy (hello, in Texas and the West)
• Y’all (you all, in the South)
• Aloha (hello and goodbye, in Hawaii)

At the table

Taste & celebrate

• Independence Day: Federal holiday
• Thanksgiving: Federal holiday