United States of America Short Introduction for Travelers

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Capital	Washington, DC
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic
Currency	US dollar
Area	9,826,675km² water: 664,709km² land: 9,161,966km²
Population	319,309,000(2014 estimate)
Language	English is the most commonly spoken language Spanish, French, Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Carolinian ,Cherokee and many other indigenous languages are recognized at State and Territorial levels
Religion	Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 estimate)
Electricity	120V, 60Hz (Type “A” plug)
Country code	+1
Internet TLD	.us, .edu, .gov, .mil (most sites use .com, .net, .org)
Time Zone	UTC -4 to UTC -10
Emergencies	dial 911 or access emercency services through Operator “0”