People in United States speak the English language. The linguistic diversity of United States is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for United States is 0.5647. The followers of Christianity are the religious majority in the country. 82.4% of United States's population live in cities. This percentage comprises the urban population of United States. The rate of urbanization in United States is considered to be 1.3. According to data on inbound tourists in United States, 69,768,000 tourists arrive in the country each year.
National anthem
The national anthem of United States is called 'The Star-Spangled Banner'. It was adopted in 1931. The lyrics have been written by Francis Scott Key and the music has been composed by John Stafford Smith.
Fast food
The first McDonalds in United States was opened on 15 May 1940, and it was located in San Bernardino, California. At the moment United States has 14267 operating McDonalds restaurants. The number of operating McDonalds restaurants in a country is indicative of the influence of Western culture and globalization in that country. Operating McDonalds restaurants could also have a direct impact on the health of a nation's citizens. Around 33% of the population of United States are obese.
Alcohol consumption
Each year, the people of United States consume 0.5 litre of alcohol per capita, and this volume consists of 50% beer, 17.3% wine, 32.7% distilled spirits, 0% other alcohol.
National dish
One of the most popular national dishes of United States is hamburger. Other national dishes include hot dog, fried chicken, buffalo wings, apple pie.
Education of United States
Adult literacy rate in United States is 99%. Government expenditure on education is 5.5% of GDP. The education index of United States is 0.89 - formal education levels are high, secondary education is a standard for most of the population; higher education is highly available and widespread due to the fact that graduates are economically demanded, and in many such countries having a higher education is also becoming a default option. People in United States speak the English language.
English language
In United States, around 1% of the population or 298,444,149 people speak English. 255,505,953 of United States's population call English their first language. 42,938,196 of United States's population use English as either foreign or second language.