Unites
States of America Today:
The United States originated
in a revolution which separated it from
the British Crown. The constitution,
drafted in 1787, established a federal
system with a division of powers which
has remained unchanged in form since
its inception.
The US contains
a highly diverse population, the product
of numerous and sustained waves of immigration.
Ethnic and racial diversity - the "melting
pot" - is celebrated as a core
element of the American ideology.
The election of
Barack Obama as the country's first
African-American president in November
2008 marked a defining moment in the
country's chequered history of race
relations.
FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT USA:
Full Name:
United States of America
Independence Day:
July 4, 1776
Population:
308.8 million (UN, 2007)
Population
(Year, 2009 estimate): 307,212,120
Population Growth
Rate: 0.98 %
Projected Population
in 2025: 357,451,620 (2009 estimate)
Capital:
Washington DC
Largest City:
New York City
Largest State:
Alaska
Smallest State:
Rhode Island
Area: 9.8
million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
Border Countries
and Oceans: Canada, Mexico, Atlantic
Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean
World Rank:
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.
Motto:
In God We Trust
National Bird:
Bald Eagle
National Flower:
Rose
National Anthem:
The Star-Spangled Banner
Major Language:
English
Major Religion:
Christianity
Life Expectancy:
76 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
Monetary Unit:
1 US dollar = 100 cents
Main Exports:
Computers and electrical machinery,
vehicles, chemical products, food and
live animals, military equipment and
aircraft
GNI Per Capita:
US $46,040 (World Bank, 2007)
Internet Domain:
.us
International
Dialling Code: +1
Agriculture:
Cattle, dairy products, corn, soybeans,
vegetables, broiler chickens, fruits
and nuts, greenhouse and nursery products,
hogs, wheat, cotton
Major imports:
Transportation equipment, electric and
electronic equipment, machinery, crude
petroleum and natural gas, apparel,
chemicals, primary metal products
Major exports:
Machinery, transportation equipment,
electric and electronic equipment, chemicals,
precision instruments, agricultural
products, primary metal products
Refernce:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1217752.stm
Refernce:
http://encarta.msn.com/fact_631504888/united_states_facts_and_figures.html
