United StatesThings to Know

United States – Ethnic Breakdown

• White 64%

• Black 13%

• Asian 4.5%

• Native American 1%

• Hispanic 16%

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

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%

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%

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)

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

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

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

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

United States – Facts

• Telephones• Main Lines – 139 million

• Cell Phones – 310 million

• Worlds largest consumer of:• Cocaine

• Columbian Heroin

• Mexican heroin

• Mexican Marijuana

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)