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Revision as of 10:45, 19 March 2012

Overview

The United States of America

 
The Flag of The United States of America.png

  
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 Capital

 Washington D.C

 38°53'N 77°01'W

 Official language(s)

 None at federal level [a]

 Government

 Federal presidential constitutional republic

 President

 Barack Obama

 Total area

 9,826,675 km2[1]

 Population

 313,206,000 (2012)[2] 

 Rural population

3 55,700,625 (2011)[3] 

 GDP (nominal)

$15.065 trillion (2011)[4] 

 GDP Per capita

$48,147 (2011)[5] 

 Currency

United States Dollar $ USD 

 Time zone

(UTC- 5 to -10)

Summer (DST) (UTC - 4 to -10)

 Electricity generation

4,253.3 TWh/year (2009)[6] 
 Access to Electricity  %

 Wind energy (installed capacity)

MW(Year)

 Solar Energy (installed capacity)

MW (Year)


Energy situation 

Renewable energy sources

Hydropower

Solar power

Biomass

Wind power

Policy framework, laws and regulations

Institutional set up in the energy sector

Activities of other donors

References:

  1. ↑ "United States". The World Factbook. CIA. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-05 (area given in square kilometers).
  2. ↑ U.S. POPClock Projection". U.S. Census Bureau. Figure updated automatically.
  3. ↑ http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/rural-population-percent-of-total-population-wb-data.html
  4. ↑ United States". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  5. ↑ United States". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  6. ↑ http://www.energy.eu/stats/energy-electricity-production.html

 

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