Introduction
Well we all know how folks all over the world would love to visit the United
States of America and explore the 50 lovely and famous states that comprise
the entire country. They are known as the rich and the famous countries. There
was never a tourism dearth in this country and the shopping and entertainment
industry is at boom all the time due to the major fashion players in the market.
However the tourism boom has prompted a frenzy of hotel construction, and more
expansion in the infrastructure. It was only after the World trade center blasts
the tourism industry had taken a downfall but now things have changed and are
looking bright.
Business and Economy
Every one knows how influential and economically sound the Economy of the United
States is. And it is the largest and one of the most technologically advanced
national economies that are really doing well and sound with a Gdp of $41,763.
It is a capitalist and the mixed economy where both the private and public exists
in harmony, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions,
and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly
in the private marketplace with taxes collected from firms and individuals.
Currency (US$) = 100 cents
Fiscal year 1 October to 30 September
Trade organizations OECD,NAFTA ,WTO and others
Major Cities
The United States of America is known as the largest democracy after India and
has a population to support its vast infrastructure and country. However the
United states of America is a huge country with a lot of cities that comprise
the whole country as one. These cities are well famous through out the world
and are known for their modernity and entertainment industry. We see a lot of
tourists coming in year after year in thousands and thousands to explore this
country. There are appropriately 50 states in America.
Fact Sheet
Population: 295,734,134 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.6% (male 31,095,725/female 29,703,997)
15-64 years: 67% (male 98,914,382/female 99,324,126)
65 years and over: 12.4% (male 15,298,676/female 21,397,228) (2005 est.)
Median age: total: 36.27 years
male: 34.94 years
female: 37.6 years (2005 est.)
Birth rate: 14.14 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate: 8.25 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Religions: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%,
Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian
and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1999 est.)
Government type: Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic
tradition
Capital: Washington, DC
GDP (purchasing power parity): $11.75 trillion (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 4.4% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $40,100 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 0.9%
industry: 19.7%
services: 79.4% (2005 est.)
