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United States Joined U.N. 10-24-1945

United States Joined U.N. 10-24-1945. Geography. Located in North America 38 00 N, 97 00 W 9,826,675 sq km (3 rd Largest Country). Geography Continued.

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United States Joined U.N. 10-24-1945

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  1. United StatesJoined U.N. 10-24-1945

  2. Geography Located in North America 38 00 N, 97 00 W 9,826,675 sq km (3rd Largest Country)

  3. Geography Continued Climate: 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;

  4. Geography Continued Natural Resources: coal, copper, lead Major Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean Mississippi River Environmental Issues 1. air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada 2. the US is the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels 3. water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers

  5. People Population:313,847,465 (July 2012 est.) Nationality: American (s) Birth Rate:13.68 births/1,000 population Life Expectancy: 78.49 years Literacy Rate: 99% of population Religions: Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%

  6. Government Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition Washington D.C. Major Cities: New York, Los Angeles and Chicago

  7. Economy GDP: $48,100 (2011 est.) Currency: United States Dollar Exchange: British pounds per US dollar: 0.6176

  8. Technology Land Lines: 151 million (2010) Cell phones: 279 million (2010) Radio: 15,000 radio stations operating (2008) TV: Thousands

  9. Issues the US has intensified domestic security measures and is collaborating closely with its neighbors, Canada and Mexico, to monitor and control legal and illegal personnel, transport, and commodities across the international borders

  10. Issues refugees (country of origin): the US admitted 62,643 refugees during FY04/05 including; 10,586 (Somalia); 8,549 (Laos); 6,666 (Russia); 6,479 (Cuba); 3,100 (Haiti); 2,136 (Iran) (2006)

  11. Issues world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center

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