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United StatesThings to Know
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United States – Ethnic Breakdown
• White 64%
• Black 13%
• Asian 4.5%
• Native American 1%
• Hispanic 16%
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United States – Environmental Issues
• Second largest emitter of Carbon Dioxide – 5490 metric tons
• (#1 China, 8715 metric tons, #3 Russia, 1788 metric tons)
• Limited freshwater resources in the western part of the country
• Deforestation
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United States - Language
• The United States does not have an official language, yet 28 out of the 50 states have made English the official language
• Hawaiian is the official language of Hawaii • English – 82%
• Spanish – 11%
• Other – 7%
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United States - Religion
• Protestant – 51%
• Roman Catholic – 24%
• Mormon – 1.6%
• Other Christian – 1.7%
• Jewish – 1.7%
• Buddhist – 0.7%
• Muslim – 0.6%
• Unaffiliated or none – 16.1%
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United States - Facts
• Third Largest Country in the World (area) – half the size of Russia
• Third Largest Country in the World (population) – China and India #1,2
• 50 States • Alaska and Hawaii were added in 1959
• Alaska was bought from Russia for $7.2 million)
• Highest Point• Mount McKinley (20,237 – Alaska)
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United States - Facts
• Population – 319 million
• Largest areas• New York - 19.3 million
• Los Angeles– 12.675 million
• Chicago – 9.1 million
• Miami – 5.7 million
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United States - Facts
• Average age – 37.6 (male-36.3, female-39)
• Average age of mother at a first birth: 25 years
• Life expectancy – 79.56 (male, 77.11, female, 81.94)
• Obesity – 33% of the population
• Government – Constitution-based federal republic
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United States - Facts
• Education• 5.4% of GDP is spent on education (63 in the world)
• School Life Expectancy – 17 years
• National Symbol – bald eagle
• Population below poverty line – 15.1%
• Labor force – 155.4 million
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United States - Facts
• Economy• Revenue - $2.849 trillion
• Expenditure - $3.517 trillion
• Exports – $1.575 trillion (capital goods-49%, industrial supplies – 26.8%)
• Imports - $2.273 trillion (industrial supplies-32.9%, capital goods - 30.4%, consumer goods – 31.8%)
• National Debt: $15.68 trillion
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United States – Facts
• Telephones• Main Lines – 139 million
• Cell Phones – 310 million
• Worlds largest consumer of:• Cocaine
• Columbian Heroin
• Mexican heroin
• Mexican Marijuana
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United States - Military
• Four Branches• Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines
• Enlistment age – all 18 (17 with parent consent)
• Maximum enlistment
• Army (42)
• Air Force (27)
• Navy (34)
• Marines (28)