| Total Area | | Land: 9,161,966 sq km | | Water: 664,709 sq km | | Total: 9,826,675 sq km | | | | Total Area - Comparative | The United States is about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; and more than twice the size of the European Union. | | | | Elevation extremes | Lowest point:
Death Valley -86 m | | | Highest point:
Mount McKinley 6,194 m | | | | Natural resources | Coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber | | | | Population | 313,847,465 | The U.S.A. is the third largest country in terms of population (after China and India). | | | | Age Structure | | 0-14 years: 20.1% | | | | 15-64 years: 66.8% | | | | 65 years and over: 13.1% | | | | Median age | | Male: 35.6 years | | | | Female: 38.2 years | | | | Total: 36.9 years | | | | Life expectancy at birth | | Male: 76.05 years | | | | Female: 81.05 years | | | | Total: 78.49 years | | | | Industries | Second largest industrial output in world. Petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining, telecommunications | | | | Agriculture Products | Wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products | | | | Languages | | English - 82.1% | | | | Spanish - 10.7% | | | | Other Indo-European - 3.8% | | | | Asian / Pacific island - 2.7% | | | | Other - 0.7% | | | | Ethnic groups | | White - 79.96% | | | | Black - 12.85% | | | | Asian - 4.43% | | | | Amerindian,
Alaska native
.97% | | | | Hawaiian,
Pacific islanders
0.18% | |
