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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: |
Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Houston |
| Land Area: |
9,372,614 sq.
km/3,618,770 sq. mi |
| Population: |
267,954,764 |
| Local Time: |
New York is in
the Eastern Time Zone, 5 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.nycvisit.com (official site- New York City) |
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New York City |
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| Region: |
State of New
York, Boroughs of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island |
| Land Area: |
780 sq. km/301
sq. mi |
| Population: |
Metro pop.
17,953,372 |
| Airport: |
LaGuardia
Airport (Queens), 13 km/8 mi from city center, John F. Kennedy International Airport, 24
km/15 mi east of city center |
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