United States

Summary Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico Population: 290,342,554 (July 2003 est.) Capital: Washington, DC GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $37,600 (2002 est.) Detailed Facts            Map Compare United States to other countries: Comparisons United States appears in the following rankings  • Number of billionaires  • Christian Population  • Cleanest Countries  • Number of Computers  • CO2 emissions  • Divorce Rates  • Cost of Living  • Natural Gas Reserves  • Internet Users  • Geographical Size  • Military Expenditure  • Nobel Prize Winners  • Nuclear Warheads  • Oil Reserves  • Olympic Medals  • Population  • Prison Population  • Quality of Life  • Wealth  • Space Pioneers  • Student Population  • Number of Universities  • Tourism  • Number of Workers More about United States  •American recipes  •American history  •American travel guide  • United States travel  •  American airlines  •  American airports •  American books •  American music •  American DVDs

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