Brief introduction of the United States

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Country name: conventional long form: United States of America

conventional short form: United States

abbreviation: US or USA

Capital: Washington, DC

Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico

Area: total: 9,629,091 sq km

Population: 290,342,554 (July 2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: American(s)           adjective: American

Ethnic groups: white 77.1%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.5%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.3%, other 4% (2000)

Languages: English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)

Currency: US dollar (USD)

Exchange rates: British pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002)

Canadian dollars per US dollar - 1.5693 (2002)

Japanese yen per US dollar - 125.39 (2002)

euros per US dollar - 1.0626 (2002)

Editor:Xiao Wei  Source: