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UN leader hopes US will act soon on global warming...Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says. "All the world is now looking to the leadership of the United States and President Obama," Ban said in an interview Sunday with The Seattle Times. Ban is making a two-day visit to Seattle as... In this article: United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, Global warming, Climate change, United States, Bill Gates, The Seattle Times, and Copenhagen |
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Seattle Times | October 16, 2009
Times Travel section, staff win journalism awards
...for travel journalism. The Seattle Times'NWTraveler section, published every Sunday, captured a third-place award among major U.S. newspapers in the society's 2009 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition. It tied with The Boston...
In this article: Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times, and Lowell Thomas
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Medical News Today | November 03, 2009
Swine Flu Vaccine Supply Expected To Increase 'In Short Order'
..."Axelrod says 10 million more doses are expected to be available this week. He predicted that the U.S. will have all the vaccine it needs 'in very short order.' The swine flu vaccination program began Oct. 5. The delivery of the vaccine has...
In this article: FLU, H1N1, David Axelrod, Medical advice, Google map, Guillain-Barre syndrome, U.S. Department of Labor, NPR, and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
The Seattle Times Company
The Seattle Times Company The Seattle Times Company is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Washington. Founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1896, the company is now in its fourth and fifth generations...
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Ford rides clunkers' appeal to strong sales
GM was second with 17.6 percent. GM, Ford and Chrysler pulled in a smaller share of cash-for-clunkers sales than their overall share of the U.S. auto market during the first seven months of the year. Copyright © The Seattle Times Company
In this article: General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, and U.S.
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World Food Day Marked, ActionAid International Releases Hunger Report
...of Giving" examines experts' reactions to Bill Gates support of "sustainable agriculture." U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Comments On the "sidelines" of the symposium on Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the U.S....
In this article: Bill Gates, Tom Vilsack, World Food Day, WFP, India, China, World Food Prize, and Agence France-Presse
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Rumor: IOC to add more 50-meter swim races for 2016
...Seattle Times Company Interesting the IOC reduced the number of swimming participants from 3 to 2 in the 70's after the US men dominated the Olympics, sweeping... Posted on August 14, 2009 at 10:12 AM by wbb fan. Jump to comment I would...
In this article: IOC, Steroid, Michael Phelps, The Seattle Times Company, Beijing, NBC, and US
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3Q results Northwest stocks shine, but market fears remain
...gain in the second quarter. The Standard & Poor's 500, a broader and arguably better measure of the U.S. stock market, also rose 15 percent in the third quarter, nearly matching its second-quarter performance. The Seattle Times index of...
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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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