USA Facts!

GEOGRAPHY FACTSLocation:Borders the No. Atlantic & No. Pacific OceansCanada to the North and Mexico to the South

Area in Size:9.8 m square miles

Area in comparison:½ size of Russia½ size of South America (about)slightly larger than Brazilslightly larger than China2x the size of the European Union

Elevation Extremes:

Lowest Point: Highest Point:Death Valley, California Mt. McKinley, Alaska

-282 feet +19,470 feet

Natural Resources:coal, copper, lead, phosphates,

uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, potash, silver, petroleum, natural gas, timber

**world’s largest coal reserves w/491 billion short tons or 27% of world’s total!

Natural Hazards:HurricanesTornadoesEarthquakesTsunamiFlooding & firesVolcanoes

Current Environmental Issues:Air Pollution from factories and carsWater management resourcesWater Pollution

PEOPLE OF AMERICAEthnic Groups:1. White – 72%2. Black - 12%3. Hispanic – 16%4. Other – 8%

RELIGIONS:

Protestant – 52%Catholic – 24%Mormon - 2%Other Christian – 2%Jewish – 2%Buddhist - 1%Muslim – 1%Other and Atheist – 16%

Languages:

English – 82%Spanish – 10%Other European -

4%Asian / Pacific

Islanders – 3%Other – 1%

Population: 317.6m (2013)Birth Rate: 14 births/1,000 people

Death Rate: 8.4 deaths/1000

people

Major Urban Areas1. New York 2. Los Angeles3. Chicago4. Miami5. Philadelphia

Life Expectancy: Literacy Rate: Men: 76 99% male &

female Women: 81

Government:Type of Government: Democratic Republic With bicameral (two

house legislature)

Administrative Divisions:

50 States 1 District

(Washington DC)

Territories of the USA1. American Samoa2. Baker Island3. Guam4. Howland Island5. Jarvis Island6. Johnston Atoll7. Kingman Reef8. Midway Islands9. Navassa Island

10.Northern Mariana Islands

11.Palmyra Atoll12.Puerto Rico13.US Virgin Islands14.Wake Island

Current Leader: President: Barack Obama Vice President: Joseph Biden

FLAG: 13 Stripes & 50 Stars

Economics:Agricultural Products:Wheat, corn, other

grains

fruits, vegetables, cotton

beef, pork, poultry, dairy products

fish, lumber

IndustryTechnologyAutomobilesAerospacePetroleum productsChemicalsElectronicsFood processingSteelTelecommunicationsMininglumber

America’s Trading Partners:Canada 14.2%Mexico 11.8%China 18.4%Japan 4.7%