United States

The United States of America, referred to in Chinese as the United States, is composed of 50 states under its jurisdiction, Washington, District of Columbia, and five A federal republic composed of three autonomous territories and outer islands. The 48 states and federal districts of the continental United States are located in central North America, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Canada to the north, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and the mainland is located in temperate and subtropical regions. Alaska It is located in the northwest of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, and across the Bering Strait and Russia to the west. Hawaii is located in the islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in Oceania. The United States also has many foreign territories and islands in the Caribbean and Pacific. In addition, the United States also There are many overseas military bases in many countries and regions around the world. The United States has an area of ​​more than 9.83 million square kilometers, officially 98.34 million square kilometers, ranking third or fourth in the world; at the same time, it has a population of nearly more than 330 million, ranking it the world’s number one Three countries with large populations. The United States is the most populous developed country in the world, with a large number of immigrants from all over the world, and one of the most diverse nations and cultures in the world. The United States has a complex terrain and climate and is home to a variety of wild animals.

'The Star-Spangled Banner'-The Star-Spangled Banner

'The Star-Spangled Banner' is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics are from September 14, 1814, a 35-year-old lawyer and Amateur poet Francis Scott Key wrote a poem 'Defending Fort McHenry' after witnessing the bombing of Fort McHenry by British Royal Navy ships. At the Port of Baltimore during the Battle of Baltimore in 1812. Key's Inspired by the American flag, there are 15 stars and 15 stripes on it. It is called the Stars and Stripes. It flew over the fort during the victory of the United States. The song is taken from the British composer John Stafford Smith's 'To Anakrion in Heaven'.

The ratio is 10:19. It is composed of 13 red and white wide bars as the base, symbolizing the first 13 states of the United States. The upper left corner It is composed of 50 white five-pointed stars, which symbolizes the blue rectangular flags of the 50 states in the United States.

The United States National Emblem is actually the official Great Seal of the United States (Great Seal of the United States). United States). The seal was stored in the U.S. State Department and was first used in 1782.
In fact, the United States did not specify a national emblem design. But the image on the front of the coat of arms has actually become a frequent appearance in official documents Or the pattern on the document, such as a U.S. passport. The color version of the pattern in this article does not represent the actual situation. In most cases, the pattern under the cover of the paper is monochrome.
FrontThe main image on the front of the national emblem is the bald eagle (often mistaken for the bald eagle), which symbolizes the United States. The bald eagle is a symbol of strength, courage, freedom and immortality. The wings of a bald eagle spread out (called 'exhibition' in heraldry). The left and right carved claws are holding the arrow branch symbolizing force and the olive symbolizing peace (see the petition for olive branches), and the head of the carving looks to the right. It symbolizes 'hope for peace, but be ready for war at any time.' The latin motto 'E Pluribus Unum' (E Pluribus Unum) is written on the ribbon dangling from its mouth. The blue background above the head of the eagle, symbolizing the 'halo' of the new sovereign nation, is inlaid with 13 five-pointed stars that symbolize the first 13 states of the United States.
There is a shield with no support on the front of the carved chest. It is confusing that this shield has two main differences from the American flag: one is that there is no star in the blue part above (although some other patterns are There are 13 stars on the coat of arms representing the United States Senate, and the blue part of the coat of arms used by the 9.11 Committee has 50 stars with holes). The second is that unlike the national flag, the red and white underneath The outermost stripes are white stripes, not red stripes. The entire coat of arms is often described as 'using blue as the background color, divided into 13 equal parts, white and red.' This description is technically inaccurate, because the shield type cannot be divided vertically into odd parts; other similar errors The description is: 'Use red to divide six equal pieces on a white background...'. But all these descriptions point out that the stripes represent the first thirteen primitive colonies of the Americas.
Reverse
The main body of the back of the seal is an unfinished pyramid. At the bottom of the pyramid, 1776 is engraved with Roman numerals, which is the year of the United States Declaration of Independence. At the top of the pyramid to be completed, the so-called eyes of God observe everything. There are two inscriptions written on the top and bottom: Annuit Cœptis: It means that someone 'recognizes us to start”. Novus Ordo Seclorum: This is a poem quoted from Virgil, which means 'the new order of the times'.