Pennsylvania, in the Northeast of America, is best known for the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Although this industrial state is sometimes overlooked by Dutch tourists, the state has a lot to offer in terms of history and nature. Philadelphia is where American history began. Discover the city during a Philadelphia city break . In…
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Stratosphere, Las Vegas
Official website: www.stratospherehotel.com 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. in other words: strä-to-sfier The hotel is no longer part of the actual “strip”, rather it is located between the strip and downtown. The area here is not considered to be particularly safe at night, but many European tour groups are accommodated here. The 1,444 rooms are cheap…
Miami – Sunny Paradise on the East Coast of Florida
Florida is the southernmost state in the United States after Hawaii and has a reputation for being a retirees’ paradise. Wrongly. Because the state and especially the metropolis of Miami have so much more to offer. Cuban serenity meets American hustle and bustle and no matter whether you want to experience a little culture or…
San Francisco, California
According to act-test-centers.com, San Francisco is the second city in the state of California (United States) after Los Angeles (v.), the 11th in descending order of population among the major centers of the Union, capital of the homonymous county (whose limits coincide with those of the metropolis); it extends in the northern section of a…
United States Population
The most important events of general interest concerning the political order of the USA in recent years have been the entry into the Confederation of two new states, namely Alaska, “incorporated territory” since 1912, erected into a state (490) on 3 January 1919, and the archipelago of Hawaii, annexed to the USA as an “external…
United States Constitution
The federal constitution of the United States of America (preceded by the provisional order of the first Congress and the articles of federation of 1777) drawn up in 1787, approved in 1788, entered into force on March 4, 1789. Since then it has been revised with 21 amendments, most of which are aimed at making…
United States Transport and Communications
As regards the railways (about 350,000 km including Alaska, of which only 4,500 are electrically powered), no major new lines have been built in recent years. The formidable competition from the airplane and automobile means reduces the number of travelers (430 million to 440 million a year), but the traffi co goods instead records gigantic figures (around…
United States Industries
Energy industry After China, according to educationvv, the USA is the country with the second largest energy production as well as the second largest energy consumption in the world. This was (2016) 2 272.7 Mtoe, which is around 17.1% of world consumption. The most important energy sources are (2016): coal (with a share of 15.8%),…
United States 2011
Yearbook 2011 USA. When the new congress met in early January, Republicans had a majority in the House of Representatives after the election success a few months earlier. John Boehner was elected to the important post of President of the House of Representatives. The Democrats retained control of the Senate, but Republicans blew into battle…