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US lawmakers press on Taiwan arms sales (AFP)...the island with weapons of a defensive nature. China angrily denounces such arms sales. It cut off military exchanges with the United States for months after the George W. Bush administration in October 2008 unveiled a 6.5-billion-dollar... In this article: Taiwan, United States, Agence France Presse, Beijing, Barack Obama, China, Washington, and All rights reserved |
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AP Online | November 11, 2009
Taiwan: No quid pro quo for lifting US beef ban
...pro quo for lifting US beef ban TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's president says the island has not received anything in exchange for lifting a long-standing ban on the imports of certain U.S. beef cuts. Ma Ying-jeou's statement Wednesday...
In this article: Taiwan, U.S., Offal, Ma Ying-jeou, and Taipei
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New Kerala | 21 hours ago
Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president: Survey
...own president: Survey Taipei, Nov 20 : A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed Friday. The telephone survey of...
In this article: Barack Obama, Taiwan, Hu Jintao, Democratic Progressive Party, Ma Ying-jeou, US, China, and Taipei
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Taipei Times | 6 days ago
Thousands protest US beef imports
...mistakes, because I know what's wrong and what's right," Tang Kao said. "Ma should renegotiate the beef agreement because US beef threatens the health of Taiwanese. " Former DPP legislator Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇), on the other hand, urged the...
In this article: US, Tsai Ing-wen, Taipei, Department of Health, Democratic Progressive Party, Reuters, and Ma Ying-jeou
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San Diego Union-Tribune | October 29, 2009
Taiwan's Ma seeks to calm uproar over US beef
TAIPEI, Taiwan Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou moved Thursday to ease a political storm over the government's decision to lift a ban on certain U.S. beef imports, saying adequate safeguards are in place to guard against mad cow disease.
In this article: Taiwan, U.S., Offal, Cattle, Mad cow disease, Ma Ying-jeou, and Taipei
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Ma compares himself to Obama
...reduce cross-strait tensions Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009, Page 3 President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday drew a parallel between himself and US President Barack Obama, who recently won a Nobel Peace Prize, saying that other countries' support...
In this article: Barack Obama, Taiwan Strait, US, World War II, Vietnam, and Ma Ying-jeou
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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:
- July 04, 1776
- Formations:
- Current constitution
- Area:
- 9826675
- 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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