United States

Official Name:

United States of America (United States)

Area:

9.826.630 km ²

Population (2006):

301.139.947 inhabitants

Coastline:

19.924 km

Capital:

Washington. DC

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Corpus Christi, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Texas City

Maritime claims:

• Territorial sea: 12 nm
• Contiguous zone: 24 nm
• Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
• Continental shelf: not specified

Political divisions:

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

Language(s):

English 82,1%, Spanish 10,7%, other Indo-European 3,8%, Asian and Pacific island 2,7%, other 0,7% (2000 census)note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii

National holiday:

Independence Day, 4 July (1776)

Nationality:

American(s)

Official time:

The US is divided into six time zones.

Member of:

AfDB, ANZUS, APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE (observer), CERN (observer), CP, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SECI (observer), SPC, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Internet country code:

.us

Economic Profile

Currency:

US dollar (USD)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD 44.000 (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2006 est.) USD 13.210.000.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

3,2% (2006 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)

• Agriculture: 0,9%
• Industry: 20,4%
• Services: 78,6%

Labor force:

151.400.000 (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (2004):

• Farming, forestry, and fishing 0,7%,
• Manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22,9%,
• Managerial, professional, and technical 34,9%
• Sales and office 25%,
• Other services 16,5%

Unemployment rate:

4,8% (2006 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

2,5% (2006 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

16,6% del PIB (2006 est.)

Budget:

• Revenues: USD2.409.000.000.000
• Expenditures: USD2.660.000.000.000

Public debt:

64,7% of GDP (2006 est.)

Current account balance:

USD -862.300.000.000 (2006 est.)

Exports:

USD 1.024.000.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Exports - Commodities:

Agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9,2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26,8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49,0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15,0% (2003)

Exports - Partners:

Canada 23,4%, Mexico 13,3%, Japan 6,1%, China 4,6%, UK 4,3% (2005)

Imports:

USD 1.869.000.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

Agricultural products 4,9%, industrial supplies 32,9% (crude oil 8,2%), capital goods 30,4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31,8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) (2003).

Imports - partners:

Canada 16,9%, China 15%, Mexico 10%, Japan 8,2%, Germany 5% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

USD 69.190.000.000 (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

USD 10.040.000.000.000 (2006 est.)