Population 301,139,947 Official Language English National Anthem The Star Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Currency US Dollar Government Federal Constitutional Republic President - George W. Bush Vice President - Dick Cheney Major Airports Dallas Fort Worth Houston Chicago New York Miami Miscellaneous Facts Separated from Britain in 1776 and reorganized into the United States of America with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. 13 stripes on the US flag represent the original 13 colonies. The 50 stars on the US flag represent the 50 current US States. Total Size - 9,631,420 square kilometers / 3,718,695 square miles Country Code - +1 Internet Extension - .us Work Force 151.4 million (including unemployed) Work Force by Occupation Fishing 0.7% Other services 16.5% Crafts 22.9% Sales and office 25% Technical 34.9% Unemployment 4.8% Economy Capitalist Market Industries leading industrial power in the world highly diversified and technologically advanced petroleum steel motor vehicles aerospace telecommunications chemicals electronics food processing consumer goods lumber mining Exports agricultural products industrial supplies capital goods consumer goods Imports agricultural products industrial supplies capital goods consumer goods Political parties Democratic Republican Green Libertarian
