The United States of America occupies the middle section of the continent of North America. The country stretches across North America, from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific ocean in the West. Contains history, facts and images for the state.

Describes the geography, land, climate, plants, animals, industry, tourism, transportation, population, cultural groups, Native Americans, government, and birth of the U.S., featuring color photos and "Top Ten" sidebars throughout, and includes a state statistics table and an annotated list of Web sites.

Includes volumes on each of the 50 states.

Accompanied by a fact book, a fifty-one volume series offers a volume devoted to each of the fifty states, describing the history, people, industry, environment, and sports that make that state unique.