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Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers...place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers. Most trucks enrolled in the program pause at the border for just 20 seconds before entering the United States. And nine out of 10 of them do so without anyone looking at their... In this article: United States, Mexico, Texas, Council on Foreign Relations, Texas A&M University, and U.S. customs |
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The Register | 7 hours ago
Weather balloons no longer a crazy idea for rural coverage
...industries in the region. It covers Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas and the Gulf of Mexico but is - always looking for opportunities to expand nationwide‖ via new spectrum partnerships. As the major mobile players...
In this article: US, Revenue, Sprint Nextel, Gulf of Mexico, Helium, Google, AT&T, Utah, Alaska, and New Mexico
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 07, 2009
Fort Hood shooting: President Barack Obama will travel to Texas for Fort Hood memorial service
...Obama will travel to Texas for Fort Hood memorial service US President Barack Obama will travel to Texas to attend a memorial service for the victims of the Fort Hood massacre. By Nick Allen in Fort Hood Published: 8:55PM GMT 07 Nov...
In this article: Barack Obama, Fort Hood, Texas, Robert Mueller, Michelle Obama, FBI, and Robert Gates
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | November 13, 2009
Briefs: Number of oil and gas rigs is up in Texas, U.S.
...1,101, according to Houston-based oil field services firm Baker Hughes. Texas gained 25 rigs for a total of 432, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all U.S. drilling. Nationally, the number of rigs drilling for oil soared by 29, to 361, the...
In this article: U.S., Natural gas, Texas, Leases, Baker Hughes, Ken Salazar, and Tarrant County
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | 4 days ago
H. D. Smith Launches Comprehensive New Web Site
...chains and health systems. The company has distribution facilities in California, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Texas that service major markets throughout the United States. Additional information about H....
In this article: Customer, Illinois, Springfield, Springfield, Illinois, and New Jersey
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NBC | 7 days ago
CPS board grapples with nuclear plant's projected costs
CPS board grapples with nuclear plant's projected costs South Texas Project Nuclear Power Plant (United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission) SAN ANTONIO -- On Monday, City Public Service Energy General Manager Steve Bartley said he asked...
In this article: Toshiba, CPS Energy, Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, San Antonio, Bay City, and Texas
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2 men sentenced in Fort Worth for child pornography
...Worth for child pornography Two North Texas men were sentenced Friday to federal prison for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas has announced. Fort Worth resident John C....
In this article: Fort Worth, Mineral Wells, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Texas
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BBC News | November 12, 2009
'Murder charges' for US shooting
...e-mails with an Islamist cleric were no threat A US army major suspected of shooting colleagues at the Fort Hood military base in Texas last week will face 13 murder charges, US media report. Maj Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was shot by police...
In this article: US, Fort Hood, Allegation, Al-Qaeda, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, and Texas
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | November 14, 2009
China's Zhang Yimou to release black comedy: report
The film is based on the Coen brothers' 1984 murder-laced "Blood Simple," but swaps the US film's Texas bar setting for a noodle shop in ancient China, while adding an ample dose of comedy, Zhang said in an online interview. "This is...
In this article: Zhang Yimou, Coen brothers, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Blood Simple, China, China Central Television, Turandot, Sun Honglei, To Live, and Curse of the Golden Flower
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 3 days ago
US lawmakers seek clues to Fort Hood shooting
US lawmakers seek clues to Fort Hood shooting A former White House security adviser has alleged that the Muslim army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 at a Texas military base may not have been investigated because of "political...
In this article: Frances Fragos Townsend, US, Islam, Fort Hood, Fort Hood shooting, Wolf, John Keane, and National Public Radio
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- E Pluribus Unum
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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