US: Basic data
- Content Type
- Country Data and Maps
- Institution
- Economist Intelligence Unit
- Abstract
- No abstract is available.
- Topic
- Summary, Basic Data, Economy, Background
- Political Geography
- United States
Land area
9,161,923 sq km
Population
329.2m (2018 estimate)
Main urban centres (incl suburbs)
Population in millions (July 1st 2013 Census Bureau estimates)
New York: 19.9
Los Angeles: 13.1
Chicago: 9.5
Dallas-Fort Worth: 6.8
Houston: 6.3
Philadelphia: 6.0
Washington DC: 5.9
Miami: 5.8
Climate
Mainly temperate; subtropical in the South
Weather in Washington, DC (altitude 22 metres)
Hottest month, July, 21-31°C; coldest month, January, -3-6°C; driest month, February, 69 mm average rainfall; wettest month, August, 99 mm average rainfall
Language
English
Measures
Previous UK (imperial) system, except
US gallon = 0.833 UK gallon
US bushel = 0.969 UK bushel
US short ton = 2,000 lb
Currency
Dollar (US$) = 100 cents
Average exchange rate in 2018: US$1.18:EUR1
Time
Hours behind GMT
Eastern zone: 5
Central zone: 6
Mountain zone: 7
Pacific zone: 8
Hawaii: 10
Alaska Hyder: 8
Aleutian Islands west of 169.30°W: 10
St Lawrence Island: 10
Rest of Alaska: 9
Fiscal year
The federal government fiscal year, for example for 2016, runs from October 1st 2015 to September 30th 2016. State and local fiscal years can differ
Holidays in 2019
New Year's Day (January 1st); Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr (January 21st); President's Day (February 18th); Memorial Day (May 27th); Independence Day (July 4th); Labour Day (September 2nd); Columbus Day (October 14th); Veterans' Day (November 11th); Thanksgiving (November 28th); Christmas Day (December 25th)
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