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The United States of America, or the USA, is a large country. It is the 4th largest country by area, only a little smaller than Europe. It stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. The main landmass of the USA contains 48 of the 50 states that comprise the country. The only countries that the main landmass of the USA borders are Mexico to the south and Canada to the north. In addition, two states are not connected to the main landmass. They are Alaska, the biggest state, which is northwest of Canada and across the Bering Strait from Russia, and Hawaii, a chain of island in the Pacific Ocean. The United States has many different kinds of land. It has mountains and forests, deserts and lakes. Almost any kind of land and climate that one imagines can be found in the United States.