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Capital United States : |
Washington, DC .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country United States :
| Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska), Mexico 3,141 km .
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| Climate United States :
| mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains .
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| Life expectancy United States :
| 77.43 years .
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| Fertility rate United States :
| 2.07 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type United States :
| Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition .
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| Population United States :
| 293,027,571 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total United States :
| 9,631,418 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use United States :
| 181,599,900 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular United States :
| 158.722 million (2003) .
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| International Country Code United States :
| 1.
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| Sex ratio total United States :
| 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex United States ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex United States ratio 15 64 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex United States ratio 65 :
| 0.71 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance United States :
| $-541.8 billion (2003) |
| HIV United States :
| 0.6% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line United States :
| 12% (2003 est.) |
| Literacy United States :
| 97% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% United States :
| 1,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% United States :
| 30.5% (1997) |
| Inflation United States :
| 2.3% (2003) |
| Unemployment Rate United States :
| 6% (2003) |
| Internet Users United States :
| 159 million (2002) |
| Location United States :
| North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico |
| Geographic Coordinates United States :
| 38 00 N, 97 00 W |
| Religion United States :
| Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.) |
| Administrative region United States :
| 50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Terrain United States :
| vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii |
| Elevation extremes lowest United States :
| Death Valley -86 m |
| Elevation extremes highest United States :
| Mount McKinley 6,194 m |
| Natural resources United States :
| coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber |
| Land use arable land United States :
| 19,13% |
| Land use permanentcrops United States :
| 0,22% |
| Irrigated land United States :
| 214,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards United States :
| tsunamis, volcanoes, and earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the midwest and southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development |
| Environment current issues United States :
| air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; the US is the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural fresh water resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; desertification |
| Geography note United States :
| world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent |
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Texas
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