United States - Information

United States information

Summary

Location:	North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Population:	303,824,640 (July 2008 est.)
Capital:	name: Washington, DC geographic coordinates: 38 53 N, 77 02 W time difference: UTC-5 (during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November note: the 50 United States cover six time zones
GDP per capita:	$48,000 (2008 est.)