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Facts about America Facts about America

 America is the country where everything is supersized from burgers to cars, shops and nature, over-the-top cities like Las Vegas, but America also has special and bizarre laws. What do we know about this country? We are happy to share some fun and interesting facts. General The United States is made up of fifty states. Every state has a nickname that says something about its history, landscape or population.

 California is known as the Golden State, Florida as the Sunshine State and New York is nicknamed Empire State. About 327 million people live in the United States. After China and India, America has the most population in the world. The total area of ​​the United States is 9,857,000 km2. The Netherlands fits into this 250 times. in America you pay with the dollar, $ 1 is about € 0.90. In addition, you really cannot do without your credit card in America, so do not forget it!

National parks 

In the United States you can visit 59 different national parks. During the America tours with Rickshaw America you visit several .You will find huge trees in Sequoia National Park. With a height of 83.8 meters and a diameter of 7.7 meters, General Sherman is rightly one of the largest in the world. The tallest tree alive today is the Hyperion in Redwood National Park.

 This has a length of 115.24 meters. It can get quite hot in Death Valley. In summer the temperature can easily rise to about 50 ° C. In 2013, a record temperature of 58 ° C was even measured.

Route 66 

The official name of Route 66 is US Highway 66. In addition, it also has a number of nicknames such as "the Mother Road", "the Main Street of America" ​​and "the Will Rogers Highway". Route 66 runs from Los Angeles to Chicago and it is nearly four thousand miles long. With Rikshaws America you can do a piece of this between Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon. 

Route 66 crosses eight states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Weird laws

 In Globe, a place in Arizona, it is illegal to play cards with an Indian on the street. In New York, cinema owners are required to scrape gum under the seats every month. It is illegal to trip a horse in California. In Nevada it is forbidden to "drive" on the highway with your camel. Birds always take precedence on the Utah freeway.