1. United States of America Mr. Eastman Geography 105

3. United States Facts: The United States has one of the highest natural growth rates (0.7%) of any industrialized country in the world. The US population is growing by about 2.5 million people each year. The US average fertility rate is currently 2.1 births per woman, an increase from 1.8 in 1988. Nearly half of the population lives 100 miles of the coasts. Since 1980, the US has converted more than 10 million acres of forest to suburb. 16.2% of U.S. GDP goes to health care expenditures.

7. We're Number One !!!! No 1 in Billionaires (and No 1 in Children Living in Poverty) No 1 in Health Care Absolute and Per Capita Expenditures (and No. 15 in Life Expectancy) No 1 in Total Health Spending (and No. 13 in Public Health Spending) No 1 in Wealth and Income Inequality and No 16 in Percentage of Total Income Held by Poorest 40% of the Population No 1 in Percentage of Population without Health Care Coverage No 1 in Teenage Pregnancy and No 1 in Teenage Mothers under 14 Years Old No 2 in Cigarette Consumption and No 4 in Alcohol Consumption per Capita No 1 in Defense Spending and No 19 in Spending on the Poor, the Aged, and the Disabled No 1 in Number of people killed in car accidents due to drunk driving

9. United States Facts: The center of the U.S. is in the town of Castle Rock, South Dakota. Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other 49 states put together. The first US capital was New York City. California grows more food than any other state. Boulder, Colorado is the only city in the U.S. to own a glacier. The United States has more roads than any other country in the world.

10. Population 313,847,465 ( 3 rd Highest in the world) Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.1% (male 32,107,900/female 30,781,823) 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 104,411,352/female 104,808,064) 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 17,745,363/female 23,377,542) (2011 est.) United States Facts:

11. Median age: Total: 37.1 years Male: 35.8 years Female: 38.5 years 13.68 births/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 146 Maternal mortality rate: 21 deaths/100,000 live births country comparison to the world: 136 Infant mortality rate: total: 5.98 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 174 United States Facts:

12. The major mountain ranges in the United States run in a north-south direction, they have a large impact on the climate of the country's various regions. The west coast for example has a milder climate than the interior because is moderated by its proximity to the ocean. Arizona and Nevada are very hot and dry because they are on the leeward side of mountain ranges.