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The United States of America – Соединенные Штаты Америки (4)

The United States is the worlds greatest economic power, measured in terms of gross national product (GNP). The nations wealth is partly a reflection of its rich natural resources and its enormous agricultural output, but it owes more to the country’s highly developed industry.

Despite its relative economic self-sufficiency in many areas, the United States is the most important single factor in world trade by virtue of the sheer size of its economy. Its exports and imports represent major proportions of the world total. The United States also impinges on the global economy as a source of and as a destination for investment capital.

The country continues to sustain an economic life that is more diversified than any other on Earth, providing the majority of its people with one of the world’s highest standards of living.

The United States is relatively young by world standards, being barely more than 200 years old. America was the first of the European colonies

to separate successfully from its motherland, and it was the first nation to be established on the premise that sovereignty rests with its citizens and not with the government.

In its first century and a half, the country was mainly preoccupied with its own territorial expansion and economic growth and with social debates that ultimately led to civil war and a healing period that is still not complete. In the 20th century the United States emerged as a world power, and since World War II it has been one of the pre-eminent powers.

Although the United States still offers its residents opportunities for unparalleled personal advancement and wealth, the depletion of its resources, contamination of its environment, and continuing social and economic inequality that perpetuates areas of poverty and blight all threaten the fabric of the country.

Соединенные Штаты Америки (4)

В соответствии с показателями валового национального продукта (ВНП), США – страна с самой сильной экономикой в мире. Богатство нации обеспечено богатством природных ресурсов страны, огромных объемов

сельскохозяйственной продукции, но главным образом оно обеспечивается за счет высокоразвитой промышленности страны.

Невзирая на экономическую самодостаточность во многих сферах, Соединенные Штаты играют важную роль в мировой торговле благодаря масштабам своей экономики. Экспорт и импорт США составляют значительную часть мировой торговли. Соединенные Штаты также играют заметную роль в мировой торговле как источник капиталовложений.

США успешно поддерживают свою экономику, более многогранную, чем в какой-либо другой стране, на уровне, способном обеспечить большинству своих граждан один из самых высоких в мире уровней жизни.

Соединенные Штаты – страна относительно молодая по мировым стандартам, ей немногим более двухсот лет. Америка стала первой из европейских колоний, которая благополучно отделилась от своей метрополии, и первым государством, построенным по принципу принадлежности верховной власти гражданам, а не правительству.

В первые полтора века своего существования страна была занята главным образом территориальными экспансиями и экономическим ростом, что сопровождалось социальными конфликтами, которые, в конечном итоге, привели к гражданской войне и периоду реабилитации, продолжающемуся до сих пор. В XX веке Соединенные Штаты зарекомендовали себя как государство мирового значения, и со времен Второй мировой войны они удерживают позицию лидера.

Невзирая на то, что Соединенные Штаты предоставляют своим гражданам уникальные возможности для достижения успеха и благосостояния, истощение ресурсов, загрязнение окружающей среды и проблемы социального и экономического неравенства, которое испокон веков преследуют наиболее бедные районы страны, ставят под угрозу уклад государства.


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  40. Значение идиомы open-door policy [open-door policy] {n. phr.} A policy that states that newcomersare welcome to join the company, firm, or country in question. During the nineteenth century the United States had an open-doorpolicy regarding immigration....
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