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UNITED STATES
Capital: Washington
GEODATA
| Area | 9,629,091 km2 |
| Major languages | English, Spanish |
| Major religious groups | Protestant (56%), Roman Catholic (28%), Jewish (2%) |
| Population | 299.4 million (2006) |
| Population growth rate | 0.9% (2006) |
| Surrounding countries | Canada, Mexico |
POLITICAL DATA
| Type of government | Republic |
| National legislature | Upper chamber: Senate Lower chamber: House of Representatives; multiparty |
| Leaders | President George W. Bush |
| Secretary of State | Condoleezza Rice |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Henry M. Paulson, Jr. |
| UN Human Development Index (2006) | The United States ranks 8th among 177 countries |
ECONOMIC DATA
| GDP | $15 trillion (2006) |
| Real GDP growth rate | 3.3% (2006) |
| GDP per capita | $50,176 (2006) |
| Inflation rate | 3.2% (2006) |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% (2006) |
| Main exports | Machinery, electrical machinery, vehicles, aircraft and spacecraft, optical medical and scientific instrumentation |
| Main imports | Mineral fuel, oil, machinery, electrical machinery, vehicles, optical, medical and scientific instrumentation, precious stones and metals |
| Canadian imports from the United States | $217.6 billion (2006), including motor vehicles, machinery, electrical machinery, plastic, mineral fuel, oil |
| Canadian exports to the United States | $359.3 billion (2006), including mineral oil, fuel motor vehicles, machinery, wood, electrical machinery |
| Canadian Direct Investment Abroad | $223.62 billion (2006) (ranks 1st) |
| Foreign Direct Investment in Canada | $273.65 billion (2006) (ranks 1st) |
Canadian Representative
Michael Wilson, Ambassador, The Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001-21111, U.S.A.
Phone: (202) 682-1740, Fax: (202) 682-7726,
Website: www.washington.gc.ca
Sources: IMF WEO April 2007, Statistics Canada, US Commerce, UNDP 2006 Index
