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A.T.
Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic
Medicine (Kirksville,
MO)
- Albany Medical College (Albany,
NY)
- Baylor College of
Medicine (Houston,
TX)
- Boston
University School of Medicine (Boston,
MA)
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Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School (Providence,
RI)
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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Cleveland,
OH)
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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York,
NY)
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Cornell University Weill Cornell Medical College (New York,
NY)
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Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha,
NE)
- Dartmouth Medical School (Hanover,
NH)
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Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Des Moines,
IA)
- Drexel
University College of Medicine (Philadelphia,
PA)
- Duke
University School of Medicine (Durham,
NC)
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East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine (Greenville,
NC)
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East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine (Johnson
City,
TN)
- Eastern
Virginia Medical School (Norfolk,
VA)
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Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Blacksburg,
VA)
- Emory
University School of Medicine (Atlanta,
GA)
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Florida State University College of Medicine (Tallahassee,
FL)
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George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Washington,
DC)
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Georgetown University School of Medicine (Washington,
DC)
- Harvard
University Medical School (Boston,
MA)
- Howard
University College of Medicine (Washington,
DC)
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Indiana University Indianapolis School of Medicine (Indianapolis,
IN)
- Jefferson Medical
College (Philadelphia,
PA)
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore,
MD)
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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (Kansas City,
MO)
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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Erie,
PA)
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Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA)
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of
Medicine in New Orleans (New Orleans,
LA)
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (Shreveport,
LA)
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Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Maywood,
IL)
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Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (Huntington,
WV)
- Mayo Medical School (Rochester,
MN)
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Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (Augusta,
GA)
- Medical College of
Wisconsin (Milwaukee,
WI)
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Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (Charleston,
SC)
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Meharry Medical College School of Medicine (Boulevard Nashville,
TN)
- Mercer
University School of Medicine (Macon,
GA)
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Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (East
Lansing,
MI)
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Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (East Lansing,
MI)
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Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine (Downers Grove,
IL)
- Morehouse School
of Medicine (Glendale,
AZ)
- Mount Sinai
School of Medicine (Atlanta,
GA)
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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (New York,
NY)
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New York Medical College School of Medicine (Valhalla,
NY)
- New
York University School of Medicine (New York,
NY)
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Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (Rootstown,
OH)
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago,
IL)
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Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Fort
Lauderdale,
FL)
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Ohio State University College of Medicine (Columbus,
OH)
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Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens,
OH)
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Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (Tulsa,
OK)
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Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine (Portland,
OR)
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Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (Hershey,
PA)
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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Philadelphia,
PA)
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Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine (Pikeville,
KY)
- Ponce School of
Medicine (Ponce,
PR)
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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chicago Medical
School (North Chicago,
IL)
- Rush University
Medical College (Chicago,
IL)
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SUNY Downstate Medical Center Medical School (Brooklyn,
NY)
- SUNY Syracuse
College of Medicine (Syracuse,
NY)
- San
Juan Bautista School of Medicine (Caguas,
PR)
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Southern Illinois University Springfield School of Medicine (Springfield,
IL)
- St.
Louis University School of Medicine (St. Louis,
MO)
- Stanford University School of Medicine (Stanford,
CA)
- Stony Brook University School of Medicine (Stony Brook,
NY)
- Temple
University School of Medicine (Philadelphia,
PA)
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Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine (College Station,
TX)
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (Lubbock,
TX)
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Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Vallejo,
CA)
- Tufts
University School of Medicine (Boston,
MA)
- Tulane
University School of Medicine (New Orleans,
LA)
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert
School of Medicine (Bethesda,
MD)
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Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine (Bayamon,
PR)
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University at Buffalo SUNY School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (Buffalo,
NY)
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University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine (Birmingham,
AL)
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University of Arizona College of Medicine (Tucson,
AZ)
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (Little Rock,
AR)
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University of California Davis School of Medicine (Sacramento,
CA)
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University of California Irvine School of Medicine (Irvine,
CA)
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University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine (Los Angeles,
CA)
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University of California San Diego School of Medicine (La Jolla,
CA)
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University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (San Francisco,
CA)
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University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (Chicago,
IL)
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University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (Cincinnati,
OH)
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University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (Aurora,
CO)
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University of Connecticut School of Medicine (Farmington,
CT)
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University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville,
FL)
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University of Hawaii Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (Honolulu,
HI)
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University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine (Chicago,
IL)
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University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (Iowa
City,
IA)
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University of Kansas Medical Center School of Medicine (Kansas City,
KS)
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University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Lexington,
KY)
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University of Louisville School of Medicine (Louisville,
KY)
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University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore,
MD)
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University of Massachusetts Worcester School of Medicine (Worcester,
MA)
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Brunswick Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School (New Brunswick,
NJ)
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Newark New Jersey
Medical School (Newark,
NJ)
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Stratford School of
Osteopathic Medicine (Stratford,
NJ)
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University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (Miami,
FL)
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University of Michigan Ann Arbor Medical School (Ann Arbor,
MI)
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University of Minnesota Medical School (Minneapolis,
MN)
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University of Mississippi School of Medicine (Jackson,
MS)
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University of Missouri School of Medicine (Columbia,
MO)
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University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine (Kansas City,
MO)
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University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine (Omaha,
NE)
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University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine (ReNo,
NV)
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University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (Biddeford,
ME)
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University of New Mexico School of Medicine (Albuquerque,
NM)
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University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Chapel Hill,
NC)
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University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Grand Forks,
ND)
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University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of
Osteopathic Medicine (Fort Worth,
TX)
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University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (Oklahoma City,
OK)
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Philadelphia,
PA)
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pittsburgh,
PA)
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University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (San Juan,
PR)
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University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (Rochester,
NY)
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University of South Alabama College of Medicine (Mobile,
AL)
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University of South Carolina School of Medicine (Columbia,
SC)
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University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (Sioux Falls,
SD)
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University of South Florida College of Medicine (Tampa,
FL)
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University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine (Los
Angeles,
CA)
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University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (Memphis,
TN)
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University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (Houston,
TX)
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University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (San Antonio,
TX)
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University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston School of Medicine (Galveston,
TX)
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas (Dallas,
TX)
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University of Toledo College of Medicine (Toledo,
OH)
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University of Utah School of Medicine (Salt Lake City,
UT)
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University of Vermont College of Medicine (Burlington,
VT)
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University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville,
VA)
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University of Washington School of Medicine (Seattle,
WA)
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University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (Madison,
WI)
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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville,
TN)
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (Richmond,
VA)
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem,
NC)
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Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (St. Louis,
MO)
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Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit,
MI)
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West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg,
WV)
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West Virginia University School of Medicine (Morgantown,
WV)
- Western
University of Health Sciences (Pomona,
CA)
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Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (Dayton,
OH)
- Yale
University School of Medicine (New Haven,
CT)
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Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx,
NY)
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The United States is divided into four diverse
natural areas: the Appalachian Mountains, the
Cordilleras, the central flatlands and the coastal
plains on the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
Population
Of the total of 323 million residents, 234 million
are white, 41 million black, 29.5 million Latin
Americans, 15 million Asians and around 3.6 million
indigenous Native Americans. The average population
density is approximately 35 residents per km˛.
Language
Official languages are American English and
(regional) Spanish.
Economy
Favored by the natural diversity, the rich raw
material deposits and the climatic differentiation,
the USA is among the leading and particularly
innovative states in many areas of the economy. The
US economy is characterized by the strict market
economy and the strong concentration of production
and services in large companies and corporations.
Time zones: |
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Compared to Central European
Standard Time (CET), there are the
following time differences in the United
States : |
Eastern Standard Time |
- 6 hours |
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Central Standard Time |
- 7 hours |
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Mountain standard time |
- 8 hours |
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Pacific Standard Time |
- 9 hours |
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Alaska Time |
- 10 hours |
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Hawaii Time |
- 11 hours |
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New York |
- 5 hours (winter time) |
- 6 hours (summer time) |
California |
- 8 hours (winter time) |
- 9 hours (summer time) |
Summer time (“daylight savings program”), in most
United States (+1 hour), lasts from the first Sunday
in April to the second to last Saturday in
October. However, in some countries there is no
daylight saving time.
Note
The time is always given with numbers between 1 and
12. on = morning; pm = afternoon. In the case of
timetables, the time of day is often only
differentiated by the font (bold, etc.), please note
the corresponding explanations.
Mass and weight |
Dimensions |
Area dimensions |
1 foot |
= |
0.3048 m |
1 square yard |
= |
0.836126 sqm |
1 yard |
= |
3 feet = 0.9144 m |
1 acre (morning) |
= |
4840 yards˛ = 4046.8 m˛ |
1 mile |
= |
1.6093 km |
1 square mile |
= |
2.59 km˛ |
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Cavities |
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Trade weights |
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1 pint |
= |
0.4732 l |
1 ounce |
= |
28.35 g |
1 quart |
= |
2 pints = 0.9464 l |
1 pound |
= |
16 ounces = 453.59 g |
1 gallon |
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4 quarts = 3.7853 l |
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Temperatures
In the United States, temperatures are in degrees
Fahrenheit, not degrees Celsius:
F ° = (C ° x 1.8) + 32
C ° = (F ° - 32) x 5: 9
Holidays
Offices and shops are closed on the following days:
New Year's Day (January 1st), Martin Luther King Day
(January 15th), President's Day (3rd Monday in
February), Easter Monday, Memorial Day (last Monday
in May) , Independence Day (4th July), Labor Day
(1st Monday in September), Columbus Day (2nd Monday
in October), Veteran's Day (11th November),
Thanksgiving (last Thursday in November), Christmas
Day (25th December).
Money Currency: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
All notes are exactly the same size. Newer banknotes
differ from each other in their light tint. With
older notes, the distinction was difficult because
all were printed in the same color combination black
and green. There are 1, 2 (rare), 5, 10 (orange), 20
(green), 50 (violet) and 100 dollar (blue-green)
banknotes. Coins come in 1 cent (penny), 5 cents
(nickel), 10 cents (dime), 25 cents (quarter), 50
cents (half dollars - rare) and 1 dollar (buck).
Currency exchange
You should only take a small part of the travel
budget with you in cash - ideally smaller notes - so
that you have money immediately upon arrival. The
rest is best paid with credit cards. You can
withdraw money from the machine (ATM) on site with
the Maestro ATM card (please have it activated in
Europe). Switching foreign currencies in the US has
become difficult and takes a long time.
Credit cards
In almost all shops and hotels, the widely used
credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Diners, American
Express) are accepted. It is customary not to pay
larger amounts in cash. At the check-in, all hotels
require an empty credit card printout for expenses
in the room (minibar, Pay-TV etc.), otherwise a
deposit must be made in cash (often up to USD
150). Some hotels do not rent rooms without a credit
card deposit! Although North America is home to
credit cards, they are often not accepted,
especially in remote areas.
Prices
The prices depend on the dollar exchange rate. When
making purchases, please note that the local sales
tax is not included in the advertised prices, but is
only added when the invoice is issued. In some
states, no sales tax is levied.
Climate and Clothing
The climate zones in the United States range from
the frosty north to the sunny south. General tips
for the right travel clothing are therefore not
possible. It is advisable to look at the respective
climate tables (see the individual posts on our
website) to get an impression of what temperatures
are expected. The summer months are warm almost
everywhere - but the coolest is in Alaska, Oregon,
Washington State and northern New England. In winter
almost everywhere you need warm clothing similar to
that in Europe. The southern states are the most
likely exceptions. But even in Florida and
California, temperatures can drop to freezing
between December and February - and even lower in
higher altitudes.
Climate on the East Coast
The climate differences between the individual
states on the East Coast of America are
considerable. While the north struggles with ice and
snow in winter, the south often has warm weather. In
summer it is warm to hot everywhere, sometimes
humid. Cyclones can occur in the south between June
and November. Local newspapers and television
provide detailed information about the weather. Note
that in America the temperature is not measured in
Celsius, but in Fahrenheit. Spring is the best time
to visit Washington, DC, New York, and the southern
states. In New England, on the other hand, autumn is
particularly beautiful with its bright red-gold
colored deciduous trees.
Southwestern United States climate
The southwest can be visited all year round. The
different microclimate in the different regions is
primarily determined by the altitude. In the high
areas in northern Arizona, New Mexico and southern
Utah, the winters are cold and snowy - making them
perfect travel destinations for winter sports
enthusiasts. Warm, sunny winters attract thousands
of visitors to the lower regions of the southern
regions. One example is Phoenix / Arizona, which has
a pleasant average temperature of 21 ° C in the
"cold" season, but is similar to an oven in July and
August with an average of 37 ° C. The ideal travel
times here are spring and autumn: the southwest is
less crowded at these times, the mild temperatures
are particularly favorable for hiking or other
outdoor activities. However, you may have to do
without some highlights in the off-season. The North
Rim of the Grand Canyon (in northern Arizona) is
only open between May and October. Even the peaks at
the ancient Indian site of Mesa Verde in Colorado
can be snowed until April or May and therefore
inaccessible. Whichever travel time you choose, the
sun will almost certainly be with you every
day. After all, it appears over 200 days a year in
the north of the region and over 300 days a year in
the southern regions! Whichever travel time you
choose, the sun will almost certainly be with you
every day. After all, it appears over 200 days a
year in the north of the region and over 300 days a
year in the southern regions! Whichever travel time
you choose, the sun will almost certainly be with
you every day. After all, it appears over 200 days a
year in the north of the region and over 300 days a
year in the southern regions!
Travel clothing
We recommend comfortable and not too tight clothing
and light footwear for the flight. During the stay
casual clothing is sufficient, evening wear (suit,
tie, costume, cocktail dress) is expected for
theater visits and for "festive" dinners - tuxedo
etc. not necessary! Warm clothes are needed for cool
evenings and air-conditioned rooms. In winter you
need a jacket or a coat. Casual clothing is
appropriate in the resorts. An umbrella is useful in
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