Government: federal republic
Currency: US dollar (USD)
Area: 3,755,241 miles2 (9,631,418 km2)
Population: 301,139,947 (July 2007 est.)
Language: English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority), Hawaiian (in Hawaii), Creole (in Louisiana), various indigenous and other languages
Religion: Christian 78% (Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24% Mormon 2%) other 10%, none 9%, Jewish 2%, Muslim 1% (2002)
Electricity: 120V / 60Hz
Calling Code: +1
Internet TLD: .us, .edu, .gov, .mil (most sites use .com, .net, .org)
Time Zone: UTC -4 to UTC -10 |