The usa is a large country in north america . its neighbour in the north is canada and in the south its neighbour is mexico . the country extends from the shores of the atlantic ocean to the islands of hawaii in the pacific , and from cold , snowy alaska to sunny florida in the southeast . the usa has nearly every kind of weather . also , it has many kinds of land- wide grasslands , rocky mountains , powerful rivers , lakes of different sizes , sandy beaches , great forests and lands of ice and snow . the highest mountains are the rocky mountains and the longest river is the mississippi . more than 300 million people live in the us but the country is vere big , so there is still a lot of open space. there are 50 states that make up the usa . some are small and some are big . the smallest is rhode island and the biggest is alaska . the capital city is washington , d . c . it lies on the banks of the potomac river . the letters d .c . mean district of columbia . its territory doesn't belong to any state . the us government and its congress are situated there . every state has its capital . the largest city in the country is new york city famous for its skyscrapers. сократите текст так чтобы осталось предложений 5-7 не особо больших.