General
Consulate of Qatar in Houston, United States of America
1900
Post Oak Bl., Suite 810, 77056
Telephone: (713) 355-8221
Fax: (713) 968-9841
Embassy of Qatar in Washington, United States of America
Suite 200, 4200 Wisconsin Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20016
Telephone: [1] (202) 274-1600
United States - Introduction
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776
and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America
following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th
centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation
expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number
of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the
nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression
of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the
end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful
nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment
and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
The United States of America is a federal democratic republic situated
primarily in central North America. It comprises 50 states and one
federal district, and has several territories. It is also referred
to, with varying formality, as the United States, the U.S., the
U.S.A., the States, or simply and most commonly, America.
The official founding date of the United States is July 4, 1776,
when the Second Continental Congress—representing thirteen
British colonies—adopted the Declaration of Independence.
However, the structure of the government was profoundly changed
in 1788, when the states replaced the Articles of Confederation
with the United States Constitution. The date on which each of the
fifty states adopted the Constitution is typically regarded as the
date that state "entered the Union" (became part of the
United States). Since the mid-20th century, following World War
II in alliance with Great Britain, the United States has emerged
as the dominant global influence in economic, political, military,
scientific, technological, and cultural affairs.
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