America
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is the latest accepted revision, accepted on 28 July 2010. Jump to: navigation, searchAmerica usually refers to either:
- The Americas The Americas, or America, are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World, comprising the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. America may be ambiguous in English, as it is more commonly used to refer to the United States of America. The Americas cover 8.3% of the Earth's total
- The United States ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language of America
America may also refer to:
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Other locations
- América, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- America, Netherlands
- América, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- America, Illinois, U.S.
- America, Oklahoma, U.S.
Films
- America (film), a 1924 film by D. W. Griffith
- America (2009 film), an American made-for-television film
- America: From Freedom to Fascism, a 2006 documentary
Music
- America (band), an English-American rock band
- America Records, a French jazz record label
Albums
- America (America album)
- America (Havalina album)
- America (John Fahey album)
- America (Kurtis Blow album)
- America (Modern Talking album)
- America – The EP, an EP by Rebecca St. James
- America: An Album for All Ages, an album by Bobby Susser
Songs
- "America" (Bree Sharp song)
- "America" (Killing Joke song)
- "America" (Neil Diamond song)
- "America" (Prince song)
- "America" (Razorlight song)
- "America" (Simon & Garfunkel song)
- "America" (West Side Story song)
- "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" or "America", a patriotic song of the United States
- "America", a song by Tracy Chapman from Where You Live
- "America", a song by Waylon Jennings from Turn the Page
- "America", a song by Nas from "Untitled"
- "America", a song by Santana featuring P.O.D. from Shaman
- "América", a song by José Luis Perales
- "America", a song by Bobby Susser from America: An Album for All Ages
Literature
- America (novel), a young adult novel by E. R. Frank
- "America" (Judge Dredd story), a story by John Wagner
- "America" (poem), a poem by Allen Ginsberg
- America (The Book), a book written by the staff of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- America, a Jake Grafton novel by Stephen Coonts
Media
- America (magazine), a weekly Roman Catholic magazine
- América (TV series), a Brazilian telenovela
- America (US TV series), a syndicated afternoon talk show
- America (XM), an XM satellite radio channel
- América 2, an Argentine television station
- America One America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations. At least 20 of the stations carry America One's complete 168-hour weekly transmission, an American over-the-air television network
- America: A Personal History of the United States, a 13-part BBC television documentary series.
- América Televisión, a Peruvian television network
Sports
- América Football Club (disambiguation)
- América de Cali, a football club from Cali, Colombia
- América Managua, a football club from Managua, Nicaragua
- Club América Club América is a Mexican football soccer club based in Mexico City, competing in the Primera División. América is owned by Emilio Azcárraga, who owns Televisa, making it the richest club in Mexico, and among the richest in the world outside Europe, a football club from Mexico City
- Copa América (Spanish and Portuguese for "America Cup") football competition in South America
Ships
- America (yacht) The America was a 19th century racing yacht that was the first to win the eponymous international sailing trophy now known as the America's Cup; in 1851 the trophy was known as the Royal Yacht Squadron's "One Hundred Guinea Cup", but was later renamed after the original winning yacht. The schooner was designed by George Steers for, a racing yacht that won the America's Cup in 1851
- French ship America (1788), a Téméraire-class ship of the French Navy
- SS America (1940), a passenger liner owned by United States Lines
- HMS America, several ships of the Royal Navy
- USS America, several ships of the United States Navy
Other vehicles
- America (aircraft), a multi-engine airplane used by Richard E. Byrd and his crew on a 1927 transatlantic flight
- America (airship), an airship flown in 1907 and 1909 attempts to reach the North Pole, and a 1910 attempt to cross the Atlantic
- America (automobile), an automobile produced in Barcelona, Spain
- America (1911 New York automobile)
- America, the callsign of the Apollo 17 Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. It was the first night launch of a U.S. human spaceflight and the sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program. The mission was launched at 12:33 a.m. EST on December 7, 1972, and concluded on December 19. It remains the most recent manned moon landing and Command/Service Module
Video games
- America (video game), a 2001 Wild West-themed real-time strategy game
People with the given name
- America Ferrera America Georgine Ferrera is an American actress. She plays the lead role in the television series Ugly Betty. She also starred in the movie Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its sequel Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, American actress
- america Hoffman, son of activist Abbie Hoffman
- America Olivo, American actress
See also
- Amreeka, a 2009 film (Amreeka the Arabic pronunciation for America)
- America, America America, America is a 1963 black-and-white American dramatic film directed, produced and written by Elia Kazan, from his own book, an American film by Elia Kazan
- América & En Vivo, an EP by Luis Miguel
- "America, Fuck Yeah", the satirical theme song of the 2004 film Team America: World Police
- Amerrique Mountains
- Air America
- American (disambiguation)
- Americana (disambiguation)
- Americas (terminology) The Americas, also known as America, are the lands of the western hemisphere, composed of numerous entities and regions variably defined by geography, politics, and culture
- Amerika (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with "America"
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Is America currently doing anything about the sex work problem in Thailand?
Q. The question says it all. Has America taken any courses of action? I remember reading that Thailand made prostitution illegal by pressure from the UN. But what about America alone?
Asked by I Love College - Sun Nov 8 00:57:26 2009 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Why should US Govt has to rectify every problem of any nation? is it the GOD? Is usa completely free from all problems? Let all the nations. you and me speak for the cause, and not just usa.
Answered by Lime S - Sun Nov 8 03:08:27 2009
Q. The question says it all. Has America taken any courses of action? I remember reading that Thailand made prostitution illegal by pressure from the UN. But what about America alone?
Asked by I Love College - Sun Nov 8 00:57:26 2009 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Why should US Govt has to rectify every problem of any nation? is it the GOD? Is usa completely free from all problems? Let all the nations. you and me speak for the cause, and not just usa.
Answered by Lime S - Sun Nov 8 03:08:27 2009
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