About the U.S.A.
INFORMATION USA is maintained by the Office of International Information Programs (IIP), U.S. Department of State. It is a very valuable resource for foreign audiences seeking information about official U.S. policies, American society, culture, and political processes. By organizing, and disseminating materials about the United States, INFORMATION USA seeks to promote better understanding of the principles and institutions that shape American values.
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For up-to-date information about the U.S. see also Information USA and the Electronic Journals, Publications by Topic published by the State Department's Office of International Information Programs.
U.S. State Department Outline Series
American Government
What makes U.S. government uniquely American...its Constitution, the separation of powers, the concept of “checks and balances,” the decentralized roles of state and local governments, and a citizenry with wide opportunity to be part of it all.
American Economy
Examines how the U.S. economy works and how it has evolved over the past 225 years. Considers forms of business enterprise, the role of financial markets, how government shapes the economy and seeks to manage the pace of economic activity, the agricultural sector and U.S. farm policy, the changing role of labor, and current U.S. policies on trade and international economic affairs.
American History
How the United States has been transformed from its origins as an obscure set of colonies on the Atlantic coast a little more than 200 years ago into what one political analyst terms “the first universal nation.”
American Literature
Follows the path taken by American literature as it has moved from the pre-colonial days of orally transmitted tales of Native American cultures, through the periods of realism, romanticism, and experimentation, to the prose and poetry of the past 50 years.
American Geography
Considers the physical environment of the United States — landforms, climate, soils, and vegetation — in terms of its impact on the country's cultural, regional, and political development.
U.S. Legal System
Much of the discussion explains how U.S. courts are organized and how they work. Courts are central to the legal system, but they are not the entire system. Every day across America, federal, state, and local courts interpret laws, adjudicate disputes under laws, and at times even strike down laws as violating the fundamental protections that the Constitution guarantees all Americans...
Voice of America
VOA broadcasts are also sources of reliable information from the U.S. Government.
VOA Turkish Service broadcasts a one-hour airshow every day, between 21:00-22:00 Turkish local time (GMT+2), on MW and SW -- 379 m 792 KHz; 25 m 11855 KHz, 42 m 7205 KHz, 49 m 6160 KHz. In addition, VOA Turkish prepares a 15-minute news program, aired on affiliate stations, Monday through Friday at 17:45-18:00 Turkish local time. VOA Turkish program features a world news bulletin followed by a news-related segment with correspondent reports, backgrounders and U.S. and world press round-ups. "Voice FM 92.8" in Istanbul; "First-FM 90 and 107.3" in northern Cyprus; "Radyo Net FM 92.4" in Ankara. (These stations simulcast all or part of the VOA Turkish broadcasts.)
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