| Country (long form) |
United States of America |
| Capital |
Washington, DC |
| Total Area |
3,717,812.82 sq mi
9,629,091.00 sq km
(about one-half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe |
| Population |
278,058,881 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
403,943,147 |
| Languages |
English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) |
| Literacy |
97.0% total, 97.0% male, 97% female (1979 est.) |
| Religions |
Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989) |
| Life Expectancy |
74.37 male, 80.05 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
federal republic |
| Currency |
1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$36,200 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining |
| Agriculture |
wheat, other grains, corn, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest
products; fish |
| Arable Land |
19% |
| Natural Resources |
coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber |
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