United States Of America
Official name: |
United States Of America |
Capital City: |
Washington, DC |
Current Local Time: |
| Country website: |
http://www.dhl-usa.com/ |
International Dialing Code: |
1 |
Population: |
266,476,278 (July 19 |
Currency: |
1 United States Dollar (US$) = 100 cents |
Spoken Languages: |
English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, May 31, Jul 5, Sep 6, Nov 25, Dec 25 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: capital goods, automobiles, industrial supplies and raw materials, consumer goods, agricultural products |
Partners: Western Europe 24.3%, Canada 22.1%, Japan 10.5% (1993) Major Imports: |
Commodities: crude oil and refined petroleum products, machinery, automobiles, consumer goods, industrial raw materials, food and beverages |
Partners: Canada, 19.3%, Western Europe 18.1%, Japan 18.1% (1993) Total Export: |
$578 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.) |
Total Import: |
$751 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$7.2477 trillion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$27,500 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
97% |
Population Growth Rate: |
0.91% (1996 est.) |
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