Using the Sections Commands

Here is the input file to generate the facts about states.


     \documentstyle[12pt]{article}
     \begin{document}

     \section{United States}
       \subsection{California}
         \subsubsection{Earthquakes}
         \subsubsection{Floods}
         \subsubsection{Fires}
       \subsection{Texas}
         \subsubsection{Wide Open Spaces}
         \subsubsection{Hot Weather}
       \subsection{New York}
         \subsubsection{Cold Winters}
         \subsubsection{Rain}
     \section{United Kingdom}

     \end{document}

Notice that the spacing had no effect on the resulting output.