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Official Name: United States of America

Total Area: 9.8 million square kilometers

Administrative Divisions: 50 Federal States

Head of State: President

Head of Government: President

Capital: Washington, D.C.

Major Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, san Antonio, Dallas, San Jose,

Language: English

Religion: Christianity

Currency: US Dollar (US$)

Population: 300 million (US Census Bureau estimate, 2006)

Literacy: 97 percent

Gross National Income per capita: US$43,740 (World Bank estimate, 2006)

Economy: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Manufacturing, Mining, Construction

International Dialing Code: +1

Time: GMT/UTC-5 (Eastern)
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