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.
