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BASIC FACTS
Capital
Washington D.C.
Language
English, Spanish, Native Amercian languages and those of various immigrant groups.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Area size
9158960 sq. km
Area comparison
Slightly smaller than Canada
Population
| 2009 | 314.7 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009) |
| 2007 | 305.9 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006) |
| 2006 | 302.9 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2005 | 299.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2004 | 296.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2003 | 293.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2002 | 290.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2001 | 287.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2000 | 284.9 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
Future population estimates
403.9 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
PEOPLE
Language
English, Spanish, Native Amercian languages and those of various immigrant groups.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
Future population estimates
403.9 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
Ethnic groups
The white population originally descended from immigrant Europeans. There are black (11 percent), Hispanic (10 percent) and Asian (eight percent) minorities, as well as 1.9 million Native Americans.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
Protestant 58 percent, Catholic 26 percent. There are Jewish, Muslim and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
Year women granted right to vote
1920 1965
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
93 (2007)
Source: UNESCO
Percentage of population under 15
English, Spanish, Native Amercian languages and those of various immigrant groups.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
| 2009 | 314.7 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009) |
| 2007 | 305.9 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006) |
| 2006 | 302.9 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2005 | 299.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2004 | 296.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2003 | 293.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2002 | 290.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2001 | 287.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2000 | 284.9 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
Future population estimates
403.9 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
Ethnic groups
The white population originally descended from immigrant Europeans. There are black (11 percent), Hispanic (10 percent) and Asian (eight percent) minorities, as well as 1.9 million Native Americans.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
Protestant 58 percent, Catholic 26 percent. There are Jewish, Muslim and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
| 2007 | 81.4 percent | U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005 |
| 2006 | 81.1 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2005 | 80.8 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2004 | 80.5 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2003 | 80.1 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2002 | 79.8 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2001 | 79.5 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2000 | 79.1 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
Year women granted right to vote
1920 1965
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
93 (2007)
Source: UNESCO
Percentage of population under 15
| 2005 | 20.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 20.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 21.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 21.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 21.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 21.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
USEFUL INFORMATION
Time zone
Standard time ranges from GMT -5 to GMT -10. Daylight savings time ranges from GMT-4 to GMT-8.
Climate description
Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest. Low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm Chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Currency
US dollar
Telephone dialling code
(+) 1
Driving (left/right)
Right
Standard time ranges from GMT -5 to GMT -10. Daylight savings time ranges from GMT-4 to GMT-8.
Climate description
Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest. Low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm Chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Currency
US dollar
Telephone dialling code
(+) 1
Driving (left/right)
Right
STANDARD OF LIVING
Average life expectancy
Life expectancy - male
Life expectancy - female
Infant mortality
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
Births attended by skilled personnel
Maternal mortality
Human development index (HDI rank)
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
Percentage of undernourished population
Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
Population with access to improved sanitation
Literacy - average
Literacy - male
Literacy - female
Landlines telephones
Cellular telephone subscribers
Internet users
Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Signed but not yet ratified (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
| 2005 | 77.9 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 77.5 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 77.4 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 77.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 76.9 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 77.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Life expectancy - male
| 2005 | 75.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 74.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 74.6 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 74.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 74.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 74.1 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Life expectancy - female
| 2005 | 80.4 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 80.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 80.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 79.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 79.7 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 79.9 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Infant mortality
| 2007 | 7 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2006 | 6 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 2005 | 6 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 2004 | 7 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 2003 | 7 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 7 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 7 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 7 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
| 2007 | 8 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2006 | 8 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 2005 | 7 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 2004 | 8 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 2003 | 8 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 8 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 8 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 8 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Births attended by skilled personnel
| 1997-2005 | 99 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1996-2004 | 99 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1995-2003 | 99 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1995-2002 | 99 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1995-2001 | 99 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 1995-2000 | 99 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Maternal mortality
| 2005 | 11 per 100,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2000 | 17 per 100,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
Human development index (HDI rank)
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
| 2000-2007 | 2 percent | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2000-2006 | 2 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 1996-2005 | 2 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 1996-2004 | No data available percent | |
| 1995-2003 | No data available percent | |
| 1995-2002 | No data available percent | |
| 1995-2001 | No data available percent | |
| 1995-2000 | No data available percent |
Percentage of undernourished population
| 2003-2005 | <5 percent | U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008 |
| 2002-2004average | <2.5 percent | U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006 |
| 2001-2003average | <2.5 percent | FAO 2006 |
Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
| 2006 | 99 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2008 |
| 2004 | 100 percent | UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006 |
| 2002 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2000 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Population with access to improved sanitation
| 2006 | 100 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2008 |
| 2004 | 100 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2006 |
| 2002 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2000 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Literacy - average
| 2004 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Literacy - male
| 2004 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Literacy - female
| 2004 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 99.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Landlines telephones
| 2008 | 513 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 513 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 548 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 579 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 593 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 616 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 644 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 658 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 669 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Cellular telephone subscribers
| 2008 | 868 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 852 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 791 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 704 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 616 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 541 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 482 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 442 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 380 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Internet users
| 2008 | 712 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 725 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 700 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 690 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 657 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 626 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 596 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 498 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 436 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
| 2008 | 18 (joint) | Transparency International 2008 |
| 2007 | 20 | Transparency International 2007 |
| 2006 | 20 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2005 | 17 | Transparency International |
| 2004 | 17 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2003 | 18 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2002 | 16 | Transparency International |
| 2001 | 16 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2000 | 14 | Transparency International |
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Signed but not yet ratified (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
ECONOMY & AID
Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent
GNI per capita, Atlas method
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
Annual GDP growth
Annual inflation
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
1.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
29.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
No data available percent
GNI per capita, Atlas method
| 2007 | 46040 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 44830 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 43510 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 41160 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | 37520 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 35240 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 34830 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 34400 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
| 2007 | 13751.4 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 13132.9 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 12376.1 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 11630.9 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | 10908.0 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 10417.6 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 10075.9 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 9764.8 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
Annual GDP growth
| 2006 | 2.9 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2005 | 3.2 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2004 | 3.9 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2003 | 2.5 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2002 | 1.6 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2001 | 0.8 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2000 | 3.7 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
Annual inflation
| 2007 | 2.7 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 3.2 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 3.2 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 2.9 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | 2.1 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 1.8 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 2.4 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 2.2 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
1.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
29.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
HEALTH
Physicians
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO
TB cases
| 2000-2004 | 256 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1990-2004 | 256 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1990-2003 | 279 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1990-2002 | 276 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
| 2007 | 0.6 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2006 | 0.6 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2005 | 0.6 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2004 | 0.6 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2003 | 0.6 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO
TB cases
| 2007 | 4 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2006 | 4 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2005 | 5 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2004 | 5 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2003 | 5 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2002 | 5 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2001 | 5 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2000 | 6 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
CONFLICT & MIGRATION
Number of refugees originating here
Number of refugees residing here
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
Landmine casualties per year
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report
Percentage of GDP spent on military
Percentage of GDP spent on education
Percentage of GDP spent on health
| 2008 | 2136 | UNHCR |
| 2007 | 2174 | UNHCR |
| 2006 | 1356 | Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| 2005 | 683 | UNHCR |
| 2004 | 451 | UNHCR |
| 2003 | 395 | UNHCR |
| 2002 | 383 | UNHCR |
| 2001 | 219 | UNHCR |
| 2000 | 176 | UNHCR |
Number of refugees residing here
| 2008 | 279548 | UNHCR |
| 2007 | 281219 | UNHCR |
| 2006 | 843498 | UNHCR |
| 2005 | 379340 | UNHCR |
| 2004 | 420854 | UNHCR |
| 2003 | 452548 | UNHCR |
| 2002 | 485171 | UNHCR |
| 2001 | 515853 | UNHCR |
| 2000 | 508222 | UNHCR |
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
| No data available | |||
Landmine casualties per year
| 2004 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2005 |
| 2003 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2004 |
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report
Percentage of GDP spent on military
| 2005 | 4.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 4.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 3.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 3.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 3.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 3.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Percentage of GDP spent on education
| 2002-2005 | 5.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2002-2004 | 5.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2000-2002 | 5.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1999-2001 | 5.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1998-2000 | 4.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
Percentage of GDP spent on health
| 2004 | 6.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2003-2004 | 6.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2002 | 6.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2001 | 6.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2000 | 5.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
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