- •1. What is the official name of the country?
- •6. What is the capital of the country?
- •7. What is the population of the country?
- •8. What is the official language?
- •9. What are the largest cities?
- •10. What is the official religion?
- •11. What industries are developed in the country?
- •12. Who is the head of the country?
- •18. What is the national mass media?
- •19. What is the system of education?
- •20. What is traditional food?
- •21. What sports are popular in the country?
- •22. Who are the famous people?
- •23. What are the characteristics of the national and its people?
- •24. What is national currency?
- •25. What system of weights and measures is used?
24. What is national currency?
The United States dollar (sign $, code USD) is the official currency of the United States. It is divided into 100 cents.
Paper money comes in $ 1, $5, $10, $50 and $100 denominations.
Americans use the following coins (cents): 1¢ (called Penny), 5 ¢ (Nickel), 10 ¢ (Dime), 25 ¢ (Quarter), 50 ¢ (Half Dollar), 100 ¢ (Dollar coin).
25. What system of weights and measures is used?
The modern metric system is not yet used. United States customary system. (American system) similar to the British Imperial units is used in the US.
Liquids are measured by the gallon (=3.785 liters), weight by the ounce (= 28.35 grams) and pound (=453.59 grams), length by the inch (=2.54 centimeters), foot (=30.48 centimeters), and yard (=0.91 meters).
Temperature in the US is normally displayed in degrees Fahrenheit (320 F=00 C, 680 F=200 C).
Sources
Bordman, Martha. In the USA. – Chancerel International Publishers. Лицензионное издание: издательство «Титул», 2000. – 105 с.
The USA: geography, history, education, painting (a reader). Книга для чтения на английском языке. / Сост.: В.В. Ощенкова. – М.: «Лист», 1997. – 192 с.