西方国家概况整理表格.docx

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1、AmericatheUKCanadaAustraliaOfficialnametheUnitedStatesofAmericaUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandCanadaAustraliaRankinpopulation3rd36th53rdRankinarea4th2nd6th,SmallestcontinentRiverLargest:theMississippiLongest:TheMissouriRiverLongest:RiverSevernLargest:St.La

2、wrenceLongest:MackenzieHighestmountainMountMcKinelyBenNevisMountLoganCapitalWashington,D.C.LondonOttawaCanberraComponentparts50statesEngland,Scotland,Wales,NorthernIreland10provincesand3territories6statesand2territoriesLanguageEnglishEnglishEnglishandFrenchEnglishCurren

3、cyUnitedStatesdollartheBritishPoundSterlingTheCanadiandollarTheAustraliandollarNationalflagStarsandStripesOldGloryStar-SpangledBannerTheRed,White,andBlueUnionflagUnionJackMapleleaftheNationalAnthemTheStar-SpangledBannerGodSavetheQueenCanadaOCanadaAdvanceAustraliaFairthe

4、nationalemblemThebaldeaglerosetheCanadianBeavertheCanadianmapleleafThecommonwealthcoatofarmsGoldenEmblemReligionChristianprotestant:52%RomanCatholic:24%TheAnglicanChurchprotestanttheEstablishedChurchChristianRomanCatholic:42%Protestant:23%NostatereligionChristian,Cathol

5、ic,AnglicanFormofgovernmentFederalrepublicConstitutionalmonarchyIndependentfederationgovernedunderaparliamentarydemocracyandconstitutionalmonarchyConstitutionalmonarchywithafederalparliamentarysystemofgovernment-“Constitutional”SportsBaseball:America’spastimeBasketball:

6、theNationalBasketballAssociationSuperbowl:mostwatchedsinglesportseventCricket:thetraditionalsummersportTennis:Wimbledon—theworld’smostfamoustennistournamentIceHockey:Canada’sgame,Canada’soldestsportandofficialsummersportCurling:chessoniceHolidayMartinLutherKingDay:theth

7、irdMondayofJanuaryPresident’sDay:thethirdMondayinFebruary(thebirthdayofGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln)IndependenceDay:4thofJulyLaborDay:thefirstMondayinSeptemberColumbusDay:thesecondMonday(ChristopherColumbus’sfirstvoyagetoAmerica)VeteransDay:November11thThanksgiving

8、Day:fourthThursdayinNovember(typicalAmericanholiday)Christmas:December25Valentine’sDay:February14thEasterGuyFa