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        				United States of America Energy Situation
        			
        			
                    
                                        
        			
        			
        				        				
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        				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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  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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|   Access to Electricity
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  ~100%
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  Wind energy (installed capacity)
 
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  43,635 MW (2011) [7]
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  Solar Energy (installed capacity)
 
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  3,954  MW (2011)[8]
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  Energy situation  
  Renewable energy sources
 
  Hydropower 
  Solar power 
  Biomass 
  Wind power 
  Geothermal 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
 
- ↑ http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_installed_capacity.asp
 
- ↑ http://www.seia.org/galleries/pdf/SMI-YIR-2011-ES.pdf