US - developed powers dictating the rules in many areas of the world production.The United States is a member of many influential international organizations such as NATO, the UN, NAFTA, and others. In the administrative part of the country - 50 states that are compact, on one continent, excluding the Alaska Peninsula and Hawaii.
geographical position of the United States has important features that have a positive impact on the economic development of the country.The United States is more than a third of the continent of North America and have direct access to the water area of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Alaska has a maritime border in the north to the Arctic Ocean and land to Russia.
Extensive water borders provide an advantageous position politikogeograficheskoe US, facilitating economic relations with countries with access to these oceans.Conditionality land borders with Mexico and Canada contributes to the development of stable economic relations with these countries.
America geographical position influences the variety of mineral resources.The country is practically all natural zones of the Northern Hemisphere and has a vast territory.Mineral deposits are evenly distributed across the country.
Resources base satisfies the need for such minerals as coal, oil, gas, copper, potassium salts;iron, manganese, tungsten ore and others. The US currently holds the world leadership in the production of various minerals.Agroclimatic resources auspiciousness which provides good geographical position of the United States, provide the prerequisites for the development of agriculture.The country is an exporter of many kinds of animal and plant products.Here are the important agricultural centers, with worldwide fame.
geographical position the United States, namely, the vastness of the territory and topography, ensures the development of land transport.One of the major transportation hubs, combining air, sea, rail and road ways is Chicago.The length of the pipelines in the United States - the largest of all the capitalist countries.
Natural landscapes of America are also very diverse: from cozy Gulf Coast and the ocean, to the inaccessible areas of the Cordillera.
Coastal areas, such as California, Florida, Hawaii, is an important tourist area.Western states preferred by lovers of the mountains;Great Lakes and the unique love to visit fans of eco-tourism.Geographically extensive geographic location affects the United States and the diversity of flora and fauna.In America is 48 natural areas with the status of national parks, which pays great importance to the preservation of the species composition of flora and fauna.Among the well-known national parks: Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and Colorado.
