LAND
Area
9,666,861 sq km
(3,732,396 sq mi)
Highest Point
Mount McKinley (Denali)
6194 m (20,320 ft)
above sea level
Lowest Point
Death Valley
86 m (282 ft)
below sea level

CLIMATE
Average Temperatures
Washington, D.C.
January 2° C 35° F
July 27° C 80° F
San Francisco
January 10° C 50° F
July 15° C 59° F
Average Annual Precipitation
Washington, D.C.
990 mm (39 in)
San Francisco
530 mm (21 in)

Sources:
Statistical Abstract of the United
States 1994

United States of America, a federal republic on the continent of North America, consisting of 48 contiguous states and the noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii. Outlying areas include Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.

Pictures contributed by Cory Nyman & Renee P.