THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China).

American flagAmerican flag The American flag is often The American flag is often

called called ««The Stars and StripesThe Stars and Stripes»». . There are three colours on the There are three colours on the flag of the United Statesflag of the United States - red, - red, white, and blue. As there are white, and blue. As there are fifty states in the United States, fifty states in the United States, there are fifty stars on the there are fifty stars on the American flagAmerican flag:: one star for one star for each state. The American flag each state. The American flag has thirteen stripes. The stripes has thirteen stripes. The stripes are red and write. The flag has are red and write. The flag has seven red stripes and six white seven red stripes and six white stripes. There is one stripe for stripes. There is one stripe for each of the first thirteen each of the first thirteen colonies of the United States.colonies of the United States.

The President of America Barack Obama

The social security The social security system USAsystem USA

Federal program

Unemployment benefits

Unemployment benefits

Allowance for loss of a breadwinne

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Child benefitChild

benefitDisability benefitsDisability benefits

pension benefitpension benefit

Food stampsFood stamps

Pension benefit

If a person works and pays taxes on social security, he earns "points" that give the right to receive pension benefits.

The higher the total amount of wages throughout life, the greater the benefits.

The benefit amount is also affected by the age of retirement. 62 is the earliest possible age. "Full retirement age of 67 years

Child benefit

The child may receive benefits in the event of:

• Disability of one or both parents• Death of a parent The child must:• Be unmarried;• Be under the age of 18 year

Unemployment benefits

Unemployment benefits in case of force majeure (Disaster Unemployment Assistance) - for citizens who have lost their jobs in connection with any accident, disaster or emergency declared by the President of the United States

Disability benefits

Social security pays monthly insurance benefits to individuals who cannot work because of their mental or physicalstate

The U.S. health care system

the most expensive in the world (16% of GDP)84% of citizens have health insurance

The U.S. health care system provided by independent services on three main levels:

Family medicine.Hospital care.Public health