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U.S.A.

U.S.A. GEOGRAPHY. AREA. 9,826,675 sq km country comparison to the world: 3 lowest point: Death Valley -86 m highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m Borders: Canada, Mexico, the Atlantic, the Pacific. POPULATION. 313,847,465 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 3

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U.S.A.

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  1. U.S.A. GEOGRAPHY

  2. AREA • 9,826,675 sq km • country comparison to the world: 3 • lowest point: Death Valley -86 m • highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m • Borders: Canada, Mexico, the Atlantic, the Pacific

  3. POPULATION • 313,847,465 (July 2012 est.) • country comparison to the world: 3 • Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% • Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%

  4. LARGEST CITIES • 1 New York City 19,015,900 • 2 Los Angeles 12,944,801 • 3 Chicago 9,504,753 • 4 Dallas 6,526,548 • 5 Houston 6,086,538 • 6 Philadelphia5,992,414 • 7 Washington, D.C. 5,703,948 • 8 Miami 5,670,125 • 9 Atlanta 5,359,205 • 10 Boston 4,591,112

  5. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISON • 50 states • Washington, D.C. • Dependent areas: American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island • 48 states + Washington, D.C. = continental USA

  6. ECONOMY • The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $48,100. Exports: $1.497 trillion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 $1.289 trillion (2010 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% Exports - partners: Canada 19%, Mexico 13.3%, China 7%, Japan 4.5% (2011) Imports: $2.236 trillion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 $1.935 trillion (2010 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) Imports - partners: China 18.4%, Canada 14.2%, Mexico 11.7%, Japan 5.8%, Germany 4.4% (2011) NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement

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