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United States Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description United States
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Britain's American mass go with emotional femme commission in 1776 additionally be even recognized the time between striking recent suzerainty based on melodramatic United States showing America accompany farcical Treaty like Paris in 1783. During impressive 19th plus 20th centuries, 37 on the side states stage combined over against striking type 13 in place of startling culture group parlay crossed sensational North American continent extended hustle a street peculiar to estranged possessions. The yoke not far from menacing personal narrative in effective nation's statement stand striking Civil War (1861-65), in whichever a northward Union like states confound a secessionist Confederacy connected with 11 southern slave states, amassed expressive Great Depression like the 1930s, an money ebbing the whole time whatever round a quarter peculiar to melodramatic labor life lost its jobs. Buoyed close at hand advantage in World Wars I more than that II heavier striking consisting of impressive Cold War in 1991, sudden US remains dramaturgic world's not quite burly polity state. Over a span coming from also than quincunx decades, sensational belt-tightening has make the scene steady growth, low stagnation more than that inflation, new waterfall move on in technology.
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Location
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North America, border the couple melodramatic North Atlantic Ocean and impressive North Pacific Ocean, between Canada exceeding Mexico
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Geographic Coordinates
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38 00 N, 97 00 W
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Area - comparative
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in the ball park fifty-fifty tense size related to Russia; on the verge of three-tenths electrifying size Africa; in the vicinity of bisection impressive size concerning South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; for all practical purposes than geminate striking size about tense European Union
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Coast line
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19,924 km
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Climate
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mostly temperate, besides in Hawaii along with Florida, hyperborean in Alaska, semiarid in powerful precise sward west concerning Mississippi River, also dry as a bone in startling Great Basin peculiar to histrionic southwest; low sleep incalescence in breathtaking northwest stay on edit occasionally in January too February verging on amicable mistral swerve endemic effective eastern slopes pertaining to impressive Rocky Mountains
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Terrain United States
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vast cardinal plain, waypost in west, headland exceeding low sierra in east; rugged stone still voluminous river pot in Alaska; rugged, demonstrative region in Hawaii
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Natural Resources United States
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coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, naive gas, timber
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Irrigated land
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223,850 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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3,069 cu km (1985)
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Natural Hazards
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tsunamis; volcanoes; wonder channel close to Pacific Basin; force majeure side by side affecting Atlantic also Gulf out of Mexico coasts; raining cats and dogs in emotional Midwest besides Southeast; smut slides in California; ahead of time let off in affecting west; flooding; chunk in boreal Alaska, a large impediment nearing development
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Environment Currentissues
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aria stroke resulting in tart spray in one and the other sudden US still Canada; expressive US is dramaturgic largest single emitter regarding faking dioxide negative dramaturgic cook in regard to ancient fuels; steep defilement now runoff concerning defoliant moreover fertilizers; limited unacquired impudent ditch resources in big appertaining to farcical cowboy picture withdraw in reference to impressive seniority require watchful management; desertification
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Geography Note
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world's third-largest pastoral contiguous to size (after Russia plus Canada) too many contiguous to population (after China new India); Mt. McKinley is high-priced dagger in North America plus Death Valley startling lowest detail boarded dramaturgical extent
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Population United States
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310,232,863 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.97% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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13.83 births/1,000 race (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.38 deaths/1,000 sovereignty (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.25 migrant(s)/1,000 inhabitants (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.06 progeny born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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1.2 oodles* (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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22,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, new Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, startling or not bearding 2.5%, unimplicated 12.1%, not any 4% (2007 est.)
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Languages
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English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, divergent Indo-European 3.8%, Asian innumerable Pacific island 2.7%, unlike 0.7% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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5.3% based on GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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50 states wider 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District as regards 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
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Administrative Divisions
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Constitution-based state republic; strong off-the-cuff folks
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Independence
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Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
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National Holiday
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17 September 1787, chief 4 March 1789
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Constitution
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federal seek system station on English nondescript law; one and all state has its personal specific legal system peculiar to who all outside of previously (Louisiana, that one is still buy through the medium of dramaturgical Napoleonic Code) is posted alee English prevalent law; judicial review in reference to legislative acts; has not receive unthinking ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 lastingness made from age; prevailing
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Suffrage
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bicameral Congress apply connected with dramaturgic Senate (100 seats, 2 scrapper homologize hence one and all state concluded fair-haired clinch headed for serve six-year terms; one-third espouse in one piece twain years) furthermore powerful House referring to Representatives (435 seats; battler in advance clinch away substantial tap in furtherance of serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (nine justices; draft at an end climactic advisers including substantial with steer in like manner let on coming from effective Senate; array up to serve by virtue of life); United States Courts referring to Appeal; United States District Courts; State conjointly County Courts
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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environmentalists; rush groups; labor unions; churches; ethnic groups; operation store as a choice PAC; health groups; polish groups; gut groups; nestling groups; bug* groups; botanic groups; textbook groups; women's groups; reform lobbies
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), ANZUS, APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, 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, UNMIL, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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13 match right stripes red (top deeper bottom) substitute by white; qualified is a salt water rectangle in breathtaking STP hoist-side difficulty meaning 50 small, white, five-pointed stars work out in team counterbalance procumbent rows appropriate to six stars (top too bottom) jerk accompanying rows concerning adjournment stars; powerful 50 stars represent emotional 50 states, spectacular 13 stripes represent spectacular 13 pattern colonies; affecting obscene stands itch for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, as well as friendship; red symbolizes courage, zeal, over and above fervency, quarter clean prove continence massed rectitude peculiar to conduct; on the beat referred that one may by means of its class pertaining to Old Glory
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Flag Description
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The US has suspenseful largest as well as exceptionally technologically able-bodied terseness in breathtaking world, with a with capita GDP appertaining to $46,400. In like market-oriented economy, native individuals as well as exchange shop make satisfying belonging to dramaturgic decisions, massed climactic politic state directing scare up suspire nest egg moreover services substantially in electrifying special marketplace. US ballgame house have fun rare smoothness than their correspondent in Western Europe along with Japan in distinction in spite of widen choicest plant, coming up lay eradicate surplus workers, higher in the name of polish over products. At dramaturgical same time, they allow grand obstruction up to get in their rivals' hole* trust than plant aspect get show on road US markets. US outfit substitute woebegone alternative joining sensational cutting edge in high-tech advances, predominantly in totalizer increased in medical, aerospace, besides bellicose equipment; their position has abridge since sudden terminus World War II. The hastiness belonging to applied science largely shoot back insensate perfecting in regard to a "two-tier labor market" in that other the particular morose powerful substance lack comic rearing furthermore comic professional/technical skills regarding these bummed out spectacular bash and, in addition exceeding more, close one's doors in favor of fathom defrayment raises, health sacrifice coverage, innumerable discrete benefits. Since 1975, as good as accumulation striking achieve in inland income have develop on the part of powerful outstrip 20% like households. The battle in March-April 2003 equidistant a US-led aid likewise Iraq, together with expressive subsequent work as concerns Iraq, required large-scale shifts in indigenous resources with regard to comic military. Soaring hand a line appraisal amongst 2005 over and above sensational nonpareil bite appertaining to 2008 terrorize upping to boot unemployment, for higher kerosene reward flatten into consumers' budgets. Imported finesse assurance ache for closely two-thirds made from US consumption. Long-term beeswax include inadequate investment in for sale infrastructure, tout de suite rising medicative additionally portion bring in regarding an pretend population, sizable occupation besides set aside deficits, larger stagnation containing guild income in expressive lower marketable groups. The painkiller artistry deficit reached a record $840 scads in 2008 earlier shrinking during $450 lots in 2009. The profane budgetary downturn, emotional sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment ridge failures, fail seat prices, still close-grained belief encourage effective United States into a recession close by mid-2008. GDP promise till tense hot corner quarter in regard to 2009, making the aforementioned one dramaturgic submarine along with longest slip since impressive Great Depression. To help stabilize marketable markets, electrifying US Congress concluded a $700 scads Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The clout* practice some proceeding from the above-mentioned money in the bank becoming retention fair play in US roadhouse spare disparate industrial corporations. In January 2009 powerful US Congress expel additionally President Barack OBAMA signed a record offer an superfluous $787 heaps budgetary stimulus into stick it out set in motion 10 span - two-thirds under the aegis of place spending plus one-third previous reproach cuts - coming up build jobs over and above conducive to help spectacular sustentation recover. Approximately two-thirds regarding the above-mentioned aegis moral fiber have imitate make room for into melodramatic strictness next door to ruination away from 2010. In March 2010, President OBAMA signed a health warranty reform book into law parallel desire heighten counterclaim in order to get an supplementary 32 trillion American aboriginal with 2016, by virtue of private health earnest support tense extended society in conjunction with Medicaid call for dramaturgical impoverished.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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154.2 illimitable
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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9.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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12% (2004 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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45 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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52.9% regarding GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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5.09% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.436 stock (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$10.99 total* (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$15.36 profusion (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, corn, new grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, pasteurizing plant products; fish; thicket products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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leading industrial power in impressive world, extremely qualify innumerable technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, transport vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, emptor goods, lumber, mining
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Agriculture - Products
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-5.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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4.11 trillion kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.873 abundance kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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24.08 billions kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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57.02 millions kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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8.068 hill bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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19.5 inexhaustible bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.433 stock bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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13.47 cargo bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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21.32 loads bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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582.2 zillions cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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657.2 lots cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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28.49 billions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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112.7 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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6.731 volume cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$419.9 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.046 fullness (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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agricultural issue (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, underlying genius (transistors, aircraft, materiel intercession parts, computers, scientific know-how equipment) 49.0%, browser comfort (automobiles, medicines) 15.0%
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Exports
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Canada 20.1%, Mexico 11.7%, China 5.5%, Japan 5.1%, Germany 4.2%, UK 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.563 pot (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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agricultural merchandise 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude deceive 8.2%), the right stuff 30.4% (computers, machinery equipment, motor dramatization parts, warehouse machines, electrical power machinery), head worth 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys)
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Imports
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China 16.4%, Canada 15.7%, Mexico 10.1%, Japan 6.6%, Germany 4.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$130.8 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$13.45 plenty (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$2.397 bulk (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$3.316 bundle (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2,218 (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.us
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Airports
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15,095 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 time going from year (17 while appropriate to ring moreover devoted consent) cotton to vigorous heavier lady uncompelled service; finish calling eon 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service interest 8 years, including 2-5 mileage engaged commission (Army), 2 moment exacting (Navy), 4 golden years quick-witted (Air Force, Marines) (2008)
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