Official Name: United States of America

Currency:  US Dollar

 

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Hemisphere: Northern

Continent: North America

Location: North America, bordering Canada, the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean; the outlying state of Alaska nearly touches eastern Russia and borders the Artic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean; Hawaii is an island group in the Pacific Ocean.

Area: 3,676,486 sq mi, 9522,055 sq km.

Form of Government: Federal Republic, strong democratic tradition

Population: (2007): 302,633,000.

Population Density: (2006): persons per sq mi 85.6, persons per sq km 33.0

Principal Language(s): English, Spanish, Hawaiian

Religions: Protestants 51%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, other Christian 2%, Jewish 2%, none 4%.

Capital:  Washington, DC

Capital Population: 4,338,000

Capital Average Temperature: Average Maximum Temperature 19 degrees celsius, 66.2 degrees fahrenheit; Average Minimum Temperature 7.1 degrees celsius, 44.8 degrees fahrenheit

Major Cities: (2006): New York 8,214,426; Los Angeles 3,849,378; Chicago 2,833,321; Houston 2,144,491; San Antonio 1,296,682; San Diego 1,256,951; Dallas 1,232,940

Topography: Vast central plain, mountains in W, hills and low mountains in E.

Economy: (2007) GDP $13,841.3 trillion

G.D.P. per Capita: $48,800

Vital Statistics: Birth Rate per 1,000 population (2006): 14.3
Death Rate per 1,000 population (2006) 8.1
Fertility Rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 2006): 2.09
Life Expectancy (2004) Male 75.2 years; Female 80.4 years

Government Website: www.usa.gov

Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac   2009, Time Almanac 2009. World Climate website.