George W. Bush
President

(pronounced "JORGE BUHSH")

"In all these days of promise and days of reckoning, we can be confident. In a whirlwind of change and hope and peril, our faith is sure, our resolve is firm, and our union is strong."

The United States of America is located in the North American continent, bordering Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Alaska sits to the northwest of Canada, and the Hawaiian Islands are situated in the Pacific Ocean, midway between the west coast of the United States and eastern Asia. The United States encompasses approximately 5.8 million sq km (3.6 million sq mi) and has a population of approximately 281 million (July, 2002 estimate). The largest religious groups are Protestants and Roman Catholics. However, there are also great numbers of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, and other religious minorities...