abbreviation: US or U.S. or USA
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Time:
Actual Time:
Eastern Time, EST (UTC -5h):
Sun-Mar-17 16:01
Central Time, CST (UTC -6h):
Sun-Mar-17 15:01
Mountain Time, MST (UTC -7h):
Sun-Mar-17 14:01
Pacific Time, PST (UTC -8h):
Sun-Mar-17 13:01
Alaska Time, AKST (UTC -9h):
Sun-Mar-17 12:01
Hawaii-Aleutian Time, HAST (UTC -10h):
Sun-Mar-17 11:01
Map of U.S. Time Zones
U.S.
Capital Cities
The
most populated Cities in the U.S.
Government:
Type: Constitution-based federal republic
Independence: 4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)
Declaration
of Independence
Constitution:
17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789.
Geography:
Location: North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean in the east and the
North Pacific Ocean in the west, between Canada and Mexico.
Area: 9,630 million km²
Terrain: Vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east;
rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography
in Hawaii.
Climate: Mostly temperate, tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska.
People:
Nationality: American(s)
Population: 330 million people (in 2021)
Ethnic groups: white 77.1%, black 13.3%, Asian 5.6%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.2%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2%, two or more races 2.6%; Hispanic 17.6%, White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 61.6% (2015 est.)
Religions: Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)
Languages:
English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island
2.7%, other 0.7%.
Literacy: total population: 97%
Real GDP per capita: $62,530 (2019 est.)
Natural resources: Coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium,
bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum,
natural gas, timber.
Agriculture products: Wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton;
beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products; fish.
Industries: Leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and
technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications,
chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.
Exports - commodities: agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0%
Exports - partners: Canada 17%,
Mexico 16%,
China 7%,
Japan 5% (2019)
Imports - commodities: agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys)
Imports - partners: China 18%, Mexico 15%, Canada 13%, Japan 6%,
Germany 5% (2019)
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
United States in Numbers
US key statistical data.