ENGLISH - SPEAKING COUNTRIES/AMERICA

America is a high developed country. There are 50 states in the USA. Two of these states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. The USA is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Caribbean Sea and the Calf of Mexico in the south.

The USA has many kinds of land-rocky roasts, dry empty deserts, powerful rivers, grasslands, lakes, mountains, great forests, sunny beaches and lands of endless water. More than 250 million people of different nationalities live in America and people from different countries brought their traditions and customs with them.

After the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) America became free and independent country. The Constitution is the highest law in the USA.

The capital city is Washington DC. The official language of the country is English.

MOSCOW

Moscow is a capital of Russia. It is political, economic, commercial and cultural centre. Prince Yuri Dolgoruky founded it 8 centuries ago.

Now Moscow is one of the largest cities in Europe. The heart of Moscow is Red Square, the central and the most beautiful square in Moscow. There are many interesting places such as St. Basil’s cathedral, the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, the History Museum, etc.

First of all everybody knows Red Square, because the Kremlin is situated there. The Kremlin is the oldest historical and architectural centre of Moscow. Its three magnificent cathedrals are the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, the palaces and Spassky Tower. The Czar-cannon and the Czar-bell, the biggest cannon and the biggest bell in the world are also in Kremlin.

Moscow is also famous for its museums. At the Tretyakov Gallery paintings by Great Russian, artists are collected. At the Museum of Fine Arts, there are masterpieces by European painters.

There are many theatres in Moscow. The best known of them is the Bolshoi Opera House, but Drama theatres and studios are popular too.

Moscow has the oldest Russian university founded in 1755 by Lomonosov. Its new building was opened in 1935. It is 32 stories high.

The Metro was opened in 1935. Now it has 200 stations.

Moscow is the seat of the Russian Parliament (the Duma) and the centre of the political life of the country. The President of Russia is Vladimir Putin.

RUSSIA

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. It occupies about one seventh of the earth’s surface. Russia covers the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia. Its total area is about 17 million square kilometers. 12 seas and 3 oceans wash the country: the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic.

The population of Russia is over 17 people. There is hardly a country in the world where such a variety of scenery and vegetation can be found. Russia is located on two plains. They are the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Lowland.

Russia is a land of long rivers and deep lakes. There are over two million rivers in our country, for example: the Lena, the Ob, the Yenisei, and the Amur. Russia is rich in beautiful lakes. The world’s deepest lake is Lake Baikal.

The climate of Russia consists of different types, from artic in the north, to subtropical in the south. Russia is very rich in oil, coal, iron, natural gas, copper, nickel and mineral resources. The capital of Russia is Moscow. It is a large modern city.

The Russian Federation is a Presidential Republic. The federal government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The President controls all three branches. The flag of Russia is a three-colored banner. There are many opportunities for our country to become one of the leading countries in the world.

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