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U.S. postpones rules to curb Net gambling...CRUTSINGER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions six more months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this... In this article: U.S., Internet gambling, Associated Press, Federal Reserve, and Treasury Department |
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 18, 2009
Clinton arrives in Kabul for Karzai inauguration
...Associated Press KABUL -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursday's inauguration of President Hamid Karzai and meet with top U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChystal. Karzai is under...
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CBS News | 2 days ago
US Welcomes Israeli Decision To Temporarily Halt Jewish Settlements In West Bank
...Decision To Temporarily Halt Jewish Settlements In West Bank AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - US welcomes Israeli decision to temporarily halt Jewish settlements in West Bank. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This...
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USATODAY.com | 16 hours ago
U.S. delays new ban on Internet gambling
...Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. The two agencies said...
In this article: Internet gambling, Barney Frank, Treasury Department, U.S., Federal Reserve, All rights reserved, Revenue, and USA Today
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Detroit News | 2 days ago
Obama to outline U.S. climate goals at Copenhagen
Washington -- President Barack Obama will commit the United States to a goal of substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade when he travels to a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month. The...
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Clinton urges Afghan leader to institute reform
...Continued U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, is welcomed by top U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChystal, left, at the military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan (Anja Niedringhaus / Associated Press) Find news...
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Yahoo! News | 2 days ago
Obama to vow greenhouse emissions cuts in Denmark (AP)
...Writer - 14 mins ago WASHINGTON - Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at next month's Copenhagen climate summit. He will insist America...
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El Paso Times | 1 day ago
Cuba military exercise guards against US invasion
Cuba military exercise guards against US invasion By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press Writer HAVANA-Cuba's armed forces launched three days of intense military exercises across the island Thursday, a mobilization that state-controlled media...
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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:
- In God We Trust
- 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:
- 1st
- 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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