United States Things to Know. United States – Ethnic Breakdown White 64% Black 13% Asian 4.5% Native American 1% Hispanic 16%

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United States Things 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 million Los Angeles– 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 – (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 – 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 %, 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)