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United States of America Energy Situation
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Revision as of 10:45, 19 March 2012
Overview
The United States of America
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Capital
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Washington D.C
38°53'N 77°01'W
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Official language(s)
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None at federal level [a]
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Government
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Federal presidential constitutional republic
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President
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Barack Obama
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Total area
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9,826,675 km2[1]
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Population
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313,206,000 (2012)[2]
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Rural population
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3 55,700,625 (2011)[3]
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GDP (nominal)
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$15.065 trillion (2011)[4]
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GDP Per capita
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$48,147 (2011)[5]
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Currency
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United States Dollar $ USD
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Time zone
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(UTC- 5 to -10)
Summer (DST) (UTC - 4 to -10)
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Electricity generation
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4,253.3 TWh/year (2009)[6]
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%
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Wind energy (installed capacity)
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MW(Year)
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Solar Energy (installed capacity)
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MW (Year)
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Energy situation
Renewable energy sources
Hydropower
Solar power
Biomass
Wind power
Policy framework, laws and regulations
Institutional set up in the energy sector
Activities of other donors
References:
- ↑ "United States". The World Factbook. CIA. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-05 (area given in square kilometers).
- ↑ U.S. POPClock Projection". U.S. Census Bureau. Figure updated automatically.
- ↑ http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/rural-population-percent-of-total-population-wb-data.html
- ↑ United States". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ↑ United States". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ↑ http://www.energy.eu/stats/energy-electricity-production.html
