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AnagramsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language. ^ c. Whether the United States or the People's Republic of China is larger is disputed. The figure given is from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook. Other sources give smaller figures. All authoritative calculations of the country's size include only the 50 states and the District of Columbia, not the territories. ^ d. The population estimate includes people whose usual residence is in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, including noncitizens. It does not include either those living in the territories, amounting to more than 4 million U.S. citizens (most in Puerto Rico), or U.S. citizens living outside the United States.The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, the States, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with over 309 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest both by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2009 GDP of $14.3 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity). Indigenous peoples of Asian origin have inhabited what is now the mainland United States for many thousands of years. This Native American population was greatly reduced by disease and warfare after European contact. The United States was founded by thirteen British colonies located along the Atlantic seaboard. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their right to self-determination and their establishment of a cooperative union. The rebellious states defeated the British Empire in the American Revolution, the first successful colonial war of independence. The current United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single republic with a strong central government. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments guaranteeing many fundamental civil rights and freedoms, was ratified in 1791. In the 19th century, the United States acquired land from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Russia, and annexed the Republic of Texas and the Republic of Hawaii. Disputes between the agrarian South and industrial North over states' rights and the expansion of the institution of slavery provoked the American Civil War of the 1860s. The North's victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of legal slavery in the United States. By the 1870s, the national economy was the world's largest. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a military power. It emerged from World War II as the first country with nuclear weapons and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union left the United States as the sole superpower. The country accounts for two-fifths of global military spending and is a leading economic, political, and cultural force in the world. From Wikipedia under the
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 businessweek.com Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:23:49 GMT+00:00 Credit-Swaps Index Declines Most in More Than Two Weeks BusinessWeek 17 (Bloomberg) -- A benchmark gauge of corporate credit risk in the US fell the most in more than two weeks, as companies reported profits that topped ...  csmonitor.com Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:00:48 GMT+00:00 News college rankings: Here are the Top 5 value schools Christian Science Monitor US News college rankings were released Tuesday and, not surprisingly, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale grabbed the three top spots. But US News also rated the ... Magazine ranks Harvard top US university; Williams top college Boston Globe Local colleges gain ground in US News rankings Washington Post How US News Calculates the College Rankings U.S. News & World Report Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA Today - The Chosun Ilbo  bloomberg.com Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:58:49 GMT+00:00 Household Debt Shrank 1.5% in the Second Quarter Bloomberg 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bryan Roberts, global reasearch director at Planet Retail Ltd., talks about the outlook for US consumer spending. ... From Google News Search: "US" From Yahoo Image Search: "US" Will US income grow if illegal immigrants start paying taxes to US government? Q. If all the illegal immigrants start paying income tax ( not all of them pay income taxes) will it help US economy from debt over the years? Also if they do get legal what could happen to the economy. because they already have jobs, illegally. So making them legal to work in US could or could not help the Government by more income ? let me know what you may think. Asked by Nisar - Tue May 18 14:59:53 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. why would we make them legal? why not send them all home. Answered by redbeard - Tue May 18 15:02:17 2010 What happens to US citizens that are caught illegally travelling to Cuba? Q. The US has a law that says it is illegal for US citizens to travel to Cuba for a vacation. If a US citizen decided to go through Mexico or Canada to travel to Cuba and got caught by the US government, what would happen to them? Would they get thrown in jail? Would they have to pay a fine? Asked by Hipster Doofus - Tue Apr 10 23:39:39 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. Technically it is not illegal to go to Cuba, but rather illegal to spend US dollars in Cuba. However, it's obvious that if you get caught you're screwed. I believe it is a felony and a few thousand dollars in fines. Go through Mexico or Jamaica, I know people who almost got caught in Canada. Also ask customs in Cuba to stamp your customs ticket and not your passport. Answered by Goldenrae9 - Tue Apr 10 23:43:53 2007 How can US employer sponsor f1 student to get permanent residence?
Q. What are the procedures for a US employer to sponsor a f1 student to get permanent residence in the US? Is it a long process? And what must they and the student do? Asked by ANNIEPOOH - Mon Feb 23 08:05:59 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. check www.uscis.gov both of them should fill some forms and applications and pay some fees and must have valid documents Answered by kroksy - Mon Feb 23 08:13:25 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "US" |
