Continental country stretches from ocean to ocean across the central part of the North American continent.United States border with Canada in the north and Mexico in the south.Alaska took extreme northwest North America and the Bering Strait separated from the extreme north-east of Russia.Hawaii (50th state), an archipelago of 24 islands in the central Pacific Ocean and separated from the mainland United States four thousand kilometres of the Pacific waters.All major islands : Hawaii, Kahulavi, Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the low-mountain.The atolls northwest of Hawaii crown underwater volcanic ridge, and are the highest in the land of active volcanoes.The country has a total area 9.36 millionsquare.km.

Climate

Moderate, in the south-subtropical.The Northeast and the Midwest winter lasts a long time, the temperature falls below 0 C. At the same winter in the southern United States and the warm sun.Great vacation time-spring and autumn.
On the south coast Kaliforniikomfortno in any season.In Hawaii and the coast of Florida climate is tropical sea.Islands were under the influence of tropical cyclones from May to November, when perhaps the greatest amount of precipitation, but the rain is prolonged, with a large number of sunshine hours.

People

Most migrants come from Europe, some 15 millionpeople of Hispanic origin are Mexicans and Puerto Ricans.African Americans make up 12% of the total population is about 26.5 millionThe Indians did not exceed 1.5 millionThe total population is about 263 millionpeople.

Time

The country is located in an area of five time zones, so time behind Moscow in 7-12 hours.In the eastern (Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Boston), behind Moscow at 8:00.Since last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October at 9:00.In Alaska, 11 (12) hours.In Hawaii, the time difference with Moscow-minus 14 hours in the summer, minus 13 hours in winter.

Language

The official language of the USA is English and widely circulated French, and Spanish.

Religion

The majority Protestant population in the United States, but in all the world's religions.

National Features

Americans are proud to be citizens of the greatest country in the world.Americans do not like starch or clothes or manners.Europeans may impress simplicity of their appearance - they prefer comfortable clothes, speak to one another simply, informally, even if the conversation is the difference in age and social position.

Americans are very concerned about their health and the health of others, so smoking in restaurants and bars reserved a special place.No smoking in taxis, airports, railway stations and even in some streets could fine for dymyaschuyusya cigarettes.

Americans love to smile, even when neveselo.Being unhappy is not accepted.When asked your American partner (even if you are with him in a close relationship) about how your case is not really about this talk.You find beggar or suggest to a psychiatrist.

Americans love to compete and achieve value.Success is measured in money.American Business is not melochen and meticulous, but he understands that there is any case no breeze.Americans Bank time value punctuality and have schedules.

With respect to communication in informal settings, the tricks in the United States is a common thing.This is an opportune time to talk about family and hobbies.The gift to bring a bottle of good wine.

Money

United States dollar (USD), equivalent to 100 cents.There are notes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars, the coin-penny (1 cent), nickel (5 cents), daym (10 cents), the Quarter (25 cents), haf-dollar (50 cents) and $ 1.In addition, there are federal reserve tickets dignity of 500, 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 dollars at very low levels and are treated in the United States.They bought and banned from leaving the country.
All American stores indicated price excluding tax, ie actually in the 5-10% below the amount to be paid.The amount of tax depends on the law of the state.Tipping is not included in the account automatically, but left to the visitor.In restaurants, bars, taxis, casinos have to rely on 10-15% gratuities.In New York, this figure can reach 20%.
Generally, banks are open from 9 am and 3 pm EST, Monday through Friday.In one day of the week, usually on Friday, banks are working to 18.00.

Mail and phone

Telephone are in the streets of all Americans do not think of their lives without the media.All cabins have their number, so that your interlocutor you can talk.The cost of local calls in the city in most states (the first 6 minutes), 25 cents if you talk longer have to pay for each time slot 10-25 cents.All telephone numbers in America precedes code (area code).The Americans (United States, Canada, Caribbean) - 1 code Manhattan (NY) 212, Los Angeles, 213 or 310, Chicago 312, Orlando 407-, 305-Miami Beach, San Francisco - 415, Washington-202.If you call outside of the area code (for example, from Miami to Orlando), it should recruit : 1-area code-nomer.All seven rooms in the United States.International calls for the recruitment of 011 national-code-code-number.Plastic telephone cards are sold at $ 10, $ 20 and $ 50.Many reputable companies in the United States have called toll free by calling a customer who is paying for the conversion of such numbers begin with 800 and 888.

Calling on the phone the fire department, police, ambulance-911.

Medical care

Medical care is very expensive.Before traveling to the United States to purchase insurance policy

Shopping, gifts, souvenirs

Shops : Monday to Friday : 9.30 to 17.30, but the official closure of shops there are many shops are working round the clock and on Sundays.Shoping-tsentry and department stores are open from Monday to Saturday from 9.30 to 21.30, on Sundays from 12.00 to 17.00.

Price (sales tax) in stores does not include value added tax, while purchases will have to pay 8.25% of their value.In different states the tax (8.25%) different.

Â ÑØÀ äåéñòâóþò ñòðîãèå ïðàâèëà ðåàëèçàöèè ñïèðòíûõ íàïèòêîâ.In New York, for example, alcohol can be bought in liquor stores that are specially licensed.The remaining stores could buy only beer.Those twenty-one year to sell alcoholic beverages is prohibited.

Kitchen

American breakfast is something with bacon or ham, ham, sausages and fried potatoes.In the hotel restaurant can be produced 10 species, muffins, salads, juice and coffee.The video will only cornflakes, sometimes oatmeal.

Lunch (second breakfast) is from 12 to 14 hours and in the standard version of a hamburger soup + (chizburger, mamaburger, papaburger etc.).It is available on the phone ordering lunch.Usually these are in offices, 15 minutes after you call hot lunch, neatly packed in a box.This may be Japanese, the Chinese and any other food.

Dinner about the American line with our lunch, soups, second, salads, etc.

Restaurants
The national dish-American hamburger in all types of enterprises and other fast food, zapivaemye Cola.But fortunately, this does not mean that there is nothing in America.Many fans like to eat and nowhere before national cuisine restaurants.In any big city, you find Chinese and Japanese, Spanish and Mexican, Irish and Indian, Greek and Jewish restaurants, and they will, as they say, on every corner.Here visit the restaurant is not an event, as in Russia.Many lunch there several times a week, if not every day.The Americans are always a favorite restaurant.

Drinks
Americans says that they only drink one drink.In hot, it is coffee, and cold-Coca-Cola.What is Coca-Cola do not need to explain, but coffee consumption, Americans in large numbers, not to the liking recalls served in Italy, France and Turkey.Find a USA where can brew coffee is not easy.

Alcohol
Terms of the sale of liquor by the authorities of the state.Bars, pubs and liquor stores may be closed on Sundays.In the supermarket, running on Sunday, shelves could be filled with wine, but will not be able to drink, rules are strictly enforced.

Transportation

Taxis normally booked by phone or have a hotel, you can stop and hands, but, preferring this mode of transport, bear in mind that it is very expensive.The taxi stopped, raising up thumb or an umbrella.In the United States of roads is not recommended.The country's high road accident rate.The fear trailers.Drivers of trailers for long hours behind the wheel and sometimes filled.

In urban buses travel expenses are paid by drivers to produce better stuff - as letting request is not accepted.If you want to change, it is better to ask "transfert-driver will give you a coupon valid for the entire relocation.

If your program provides round trip, keep in mind, on American Airlines flights banned smoking.There are many airlines serving, InterCity.The company Greyhound Lines owns 400 large buses and organizing transport passengers across the country.Tickets to order in advance.Tickets for one-way travel is valid for 60 days.In ways you can make stops.

The railway company called Amtrak. "The fare on the trains of the company is higher than in buses, but it quickly delivers passengers to their destination.Tickets of Amtrak "valid for 45 days.

Car Rental, of course, is the most common type of movement in the United States-car.Highway dollars to reach any settlement.They are in good condition, cheap gasoline.A foreigner can rent a car or buy a used, and left, the car can be sold.To rent a car, you must have a driver's license and be at least 21 years old (in some rental companies - 25 years).Usually the rent for a credit card, but if you book a car in acquiring round (the service is provided free of charge), then when it "Rent car can pay in cash, leaving a refundable deposit of about $ 200 a week and bringing international airfare.Together with the machine, you get a detailed road map.Îñíîâíûå ïðàâèëà ïîâåäåíèÿ íà äîðîãå: çàïðåùàåòñÿ ïðåâûøàòü ñêîðîñòü, íóæíî ïðîïóñêàòü ïåøåõîäà, âñòóïèâøåãî íà êîíòðîëèðóåìûé ïåðåõîä, íåëüçÿ äåðæàòü â ñàëîíå àâòîìîáèëÿ îòêðûòûå áóòûëêè ñî ñïèðòíûì.Failure to comply with a rule of law could cost you.

Voltage

Voltage-110 V, 60 Hz.To use personal appliances Russian tourists should buy a special adapter in Russia.In American hotels that did not find the adapter.

Tipping

In the United States, gratuities are institutionalized form of additional pay services.It is available in taxis, airports, hotels, restaurants.Porters top of $ 0.25 -0.5Dollars per person.Several more are Corridor (bellboy) Hotel (0.5-$ 1 per person).Tipping was to waiter, receptionist, a maid.Tipping a waiter, taxi driver is 10-15% of the account.Never offer money to the police officer or government official.The attempt to qualify as a criminal offence.

Rules of Conduct

The United States is not allowed improper alcohol to young people under 21 goda.V major cities could face karmannikami and robbers.

Visa

The entry visa is required (Hospitality, Tourism and the business B1/B2).For two should be completed questionnaires new forms (one of which may be filled photocopies of the original, but the signatures on both copies must be original, and all fields in a statement MUST be filled with block letters). Two photos 5x5 see (from July 22, 2003 to be without a photo frame, quick, look directly into the camera, not the bottom or side, a person must hold approximately 50% of the area in the photograph), made no earlier than six months, passport valid for at least 6 months as well as the lack of evidence of immigration intentions (to help work on salary, a certificate of real estate, etc.).C 1 August 2003, virtually all applicants must appear in person for an interview with a consular section.

Ïåðåä ïîäà÷åé çàÿâëåíèå î âûäà÷å âèçû ðåêîìåíäóåòñÿ îçíàêîìèòüñÿ ñ èíôîðìàöèåé î áëèæàéøåé ñâîáîäíîé äàòå ñîáåñåäîâàíèÿ íà âåá-ñàéòå Ïîñîëüñòâà ÑØÀ è ïëàíèðîâàòü âðåìÿ ïîåçäêè ñîîòâåòñòâåííî, à òàêæå ïîäàâàòü çàÿâëåíèå çà 6-8 íåäåëü äî ïðåäïîëàãàåìîé äàòû âûåçäà.New requirements for the accompanying photo-size head in the scene (from top to the chin) should be at least 2,5-3,5 see; The eye should be at the level of 2.8 to 3.5, see the lower edge of the picture.Photos can be color or black on white, or almost white background.Ôîòîãðàôèè ìîæíî ïðèêðåïèòü ê çàÿâëåíèþ ñòýïëåðîì ëèáî ïðèêëåèòü, íî ïðè ýòîì ñêîáêà äîëæíà íàõîäèòüñÿ êàê ìîæíî äàëüøå îò ëèöà.C October 26, 2004, all applicants over 14 and younger than 80 years making documents to nonimmigrant visa at the American embassy will provide biometric data (fingerprints and digital photos) on a mandatory basis.

Without interviewing visa can be issued to children under 16 years of age inclusive; Persons over 60 years of age; Persons applying for a visa in the same category, they were previously at the embassy or consulate of the region live within one year after the expiration of the previous visa (in this case, applicants must submit proof previous visa), as well as applicants for the extradition of diplomatic or official visas.However, any applicant for a visa can be summoned for an interview at the discretion of the consular officer.In the case of a call for an interview and an appearance is a prerequisite for the issuance of a visa.Formally, for a visa do not need an invitation.

Citizens who meet the visa requirements, and travelling to the United States for business or tourism purposes, issued multiple visas cost (for one year), $ 100 for two years - $ 200.The visa application from the couple days (Express) to six months-depending on the documents and interview appointment.The visa does not guarantee entry into the United States.Russian citizens are registered with immigration control.Immigration authorities in the first point of entry into the country in writing talone-vkladyshe endorsement of the date of entry, the authorized period of stay, departure date and type of visa.

Customs regulations

The import and export of domestic and foreign currency is limited.To bring in dollars in cash, travellers cheques and credit cards can be any amount.Declare only the amount over $ 10 thousandWhen importing gold declaration obligatory.Person is not subject to duty, for the importation of perishable produce banned weapons, drugs.In Hawaii banned the export of most species of plants and animals.

The embassy of Russia

RF embassy in the United States :
2641 Tunlaw Road, N.W.Washington, D.C.20007
Telephone : (202) 939-8907, 939-8913, 939-8918
Fax : (202) 483-7579
WWW : www.russianembassy.org

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