United States of America
Area: 9 631 420 km
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Population: 298.4 million (2006, rounded)
Capital city: Washington, DC
Currency: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
National day: 4 July
Head of State: President George W. Bush
Head of Government: President George W. Bush
Foreign Minister: Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice
Government: Republicans
Parliament: Bicameral: Senate, 100 members, elections every 6 years, House of Representatives, 435 members
GDP: 12 438 billion dollars (2005, rounded)
GDP per capita in PPS: 41 917 dollars (2005, rounded)
Economic growth in real terms: 3.5% (2005, rounded)
Links:
Head of State: http://www.whitehouse.gov
Head of Government: http://www.whitehouse.gov/president
Foreign Minister: http://www.state.gov/secretary
Senat: http://www.senate.gov
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