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United States |
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| Official Name: |
United States
of America |
| Location: |
North America,
bordering both the North Pacific Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean, between Canada and Mexico |
| Border Countries: |
Canada, Mexico |
| Climate: |
Mostly
temperate; tropical in southeast, semiarid in central plains, arid in southwest basin |
| Terrain: |
Vast central
plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east |
| Capital: |
Washington, D.C. |
| Other Major Cities: |
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Houston |
| Land Area: |
9,372,614 sq.
km/3,618,770 sq. mi |
| Population: |
267,954,764 |
| Local Time: |
Chicago is in
the Central Time Zone, six hours behind GMT |
| Language(s): |
English,
Spanish, several other ethnic dialects |
| Currency: |
U.S. Dollar
(US$) |
| Industries: |
Petroleum,
steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food
processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining |
| Export Commodities: |
Capital goods,
automobiles, industrial supplies and raw materials, consumer goods, agricultural products |
| Visitor Information: |
www.chicago.il.org (official site- Chicago) |
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Chicago |
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| Region: |
State of
Illinois, County of Cook |
| Land Area: |
591 sq. km/228
sq. mi (metro area 13,118 sq. km/5,065 sq. mi) |
| Population: |
Metro pop
8,065,633 |
| Airport: |
O'Hare
International Airport, 29 km/18 mi northwest of city center |
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