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U-S-A!
"
U-S-A!
" is a
chant
of the
United States of America
's initials popular in supporting American national sports teams. The chant was documented at the
1972 Summer Olympics
in
Munich, Germany
, during the basketball tournament final between the United States and the Soviet Union, but was popularized after being yelled by fans during the
1980 Winter Olympics
, held in
Lake Placid, New York
, where the
U.S. men's ice hockey team
defeated the
Soviet Union
in what became known as the "
Miracle on Ice
", later moving on to beat
Finland
for the gold medal. The origin of the cheer is unknown, although there are reports which pre-date the 1972 Olympics. It was chanted during the finals of the 1500 meter event and the long jump at the
1936 Summer Olympics
and can be heard in
Leni Riefenstahl's
Festival of Nations
documentary.
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United States
The
United States of America
(
USA
), commonly referred to as the
United States
(
U.S.
) or
America
, is a
federal republic
composed of 50
states
, a
federal district
, five major
territories
and various
possessions
. The
48 contiguous states
and
Washington, D.C.
, are in central
North America
between
Canada
and
Mexico
. The state of
Alaska
is in the northwestern part of North America and the state of
Hawaii
is an
archipelago
in the mid-
Pacific
. The
territories
are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the
Caribbean Sea
. At 3.8 million square miles (9.842 million km
2
) and with over 320 million people, the country is the world's
third or fourth-largest by total area
and the
third most populous
. It is one of the world's most
ethnically diverse
and
multicultural
nations, the product of large-scale
immigration from many countries
. The
geography
and
climate of the United States
are also extremely diverse, and the country is home to a wide variety of wildlife.
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