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How well do you know the United States? Here, some interesting facts about our country.
How well do you know the United States? Here, some interesting facts about our country.

The U.S. state of Maine has nearly 3,500 miles of coastline.

The United States consumes 50 percent of the world’s production of diamonds. However, there is only one diamond mine located in the United States ? in Arkansas.

The United States has more than 95,000 miles of coast and more than 3.4 million square miles of ocean within its exclusive economic zone (200-mile boundary).

The United States’ national anthem ?The Star-Spangled Banner? has four verses, although most people only know the first one. To see the lyrics, click here.

The United States would fit into the continent of Africa three-and-a-half times.

There are over three million lakes in Alaska. The largest, Lake Iliamna, is the size of Connecticut.

There were 45 states in the United States at the turn of the century.

Oklahoma became the 46th state in 1907, New Mexico and Arizona in 1912, and Alaska and Hawaii in 1959.

Though the Las Vegas sprawl measures 15 miles wide by 15 miles long, most of the 30 million tourists each year tend to mob the 6-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard that includes both the Strip, home to the city’s glittering, impressive major casinos, and the downtown area.

Tonto Natural Bridge in Arizona is the largest natural travertine bridge in the world, spanning Pine Creek 183 feet high. Mineral springs rich with limestone formed the massive bridge one drop at a time. Hats, shoes, or other items left in the creek become encrusted with travertine and appear to be made of stone.

Source: CoolQuiz.com

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