The United States of America has 50 states. It is about as big as all of Europe. 48 of it states are bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. Northward on the Pacific Ocean is the state of Alaska, while 2500 miles westward in the Pacific Ocean lie the islands of the state of Havaii. Together the 50 states of the country contain ever three and half million square miles of land.People work in different jobs. They live in cities, in towns and on farms. They work in the mountains, in the fields, in factories and offices and on the roads. Many people live near the sea and earn their living from it.