Facts and Figures

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Official name:    United States of America
Capital :   Washington, D.C.
Area:    9,826,630 sq km
    3,794,083 sq mi

People
Population    301,139,950 (2007 estimate)

Largest cities, with population   
New York    8,143,197 (2005 estimate)
Los Angeles    3,844,829 (2005 estimate)
Chicago    2,842,518 (2005 estimate)
Houston    2,016,582 (2005 estimate)
Philadelphia    1,463,281 (2005 estimate)

Ethnic groups
White    83.4 percent
African American    12.4 percent
Asian    3.4 percent
Native American    0.8 percent

Languages
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, and many others

Religion
Protestant    56 percent
Roman Catholic    27 percent
Jewish    2 percent
Nonreligious    8 percent
Other    7 percent

Literacy rate
Total    99.5 percent (1995)

Government
Form of government    Federal republic
Head of state    President
Head of government    President
Legislature    Bicameral legislature
    House of Representatives: 435 representatives
    Senate: 100 senators

Constitution
17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789

Highest court    Supreme Court of the United States

Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)    $12.4 trillion (2005)
GDP per capita (U.S.$)    $41,889.60 (2005)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing    1.2 percent (2003)
Industry    22.3 percent (2003)
Services    76.5 percent (2003)

Employment
Number of workers    151,428,000 (2006 estimate)
Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing    2 percent (2005)
Industry    21 percent (2005)
Services    78 percent (2005)
Unemployment rate    4.6 percent (2006 estimate)

National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue    $2,632,689 million (2005)
Total expenditure    $2,289,200 million (2005)

Monetary unit
1 United States dollar (US$), consisting of 100 cents