New York - focussing on Manhattan's skyscrapers

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While most areas of Manhattan have gone in and out of fashion, 5th Avenue has always meant high-society from its beginnings as a row of elite townhouses to its current status as a pricey shopping district. 5th Avenue divides Manhattan in Upper East Side and Upper West Side. See the 5th Avenue and the skyline of Manhattan with its 24/7 life in the heart of The Big Apple! Further sights of New York are the Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building, Central Park, the Statue of Independence, Times Square and Broadway.

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Capital:

Washington D.C.

Population:

295,734,134

Religion:

Protestant 56%, Catholic 28%, Jewish 2 %, non affiliated 10%

Area:

9,629,091 km² (3,794,066 miles²)

Coast Line:

32,064 km (19,924 miles)

Lowest:

Death Valley -86 m (-282 feet)

Highest:

Mount McKinley 6,149 m (20,174 feet)

Geographic Information

As the world's third largest country, the landscape in the United States varies greatly: temperate forestland on the East coast, mangrove forests in Florida, the Great Plains in the center of the country, the Mississippi-Missouri river system, the Rocky Mountains west of the plains, deserts and temperate coastal zones west of the Rocky Mountains and rainforests in the Pacific Northwest. The arctic regions of Alaska and the volcanic islands of Hawaii only increase the geographic and climatic diversity.

Key aspects of tourism
Tourism in the USA is as various as the country itself: city trips to New York or L.A., beach holidays in Florida or California or the wonders of nature (Niagara Falls, Rocky Mountains) are possible tourist destinations.