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    General Information
    Region    Northern America
    Population (000, 2020)   331 003
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   36.2
    Capital city    Washington, D.C.
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   5 264.5b
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   9 833 517a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97.9
    National currency    US Dollar (USD)
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)14 992 05218 224 78020 580 223c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)2.62.92.9c
    GDP per capita (current US$)48 516.256 796.562 917.9c
    Economy: Agricultured,e (% of Gross Value Added)110.8c
    Economy: Industryd,e,f (% of Gross Value Added)19.718.818.9c
    Economy: Services and other activityd,e,g,h (% of GVA)78.475.976.5c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)1.41.41.3i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)19.619.919.7i
    Employment in services (% employed)78.978.779i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)9.65.33.9
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)57.5 / 69.955.8 / 68.455.9 / 67.9
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100)100109117b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)106112117k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)1 278 1001 501 8501 644 280b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)1 968 2602 313 4202 567 490b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 690 161- 811 579- 923 216b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 431 271- 407 769- 498 350b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratel (average annual %)0.90.80.6
    Urban population (% of total population)80.881.782.5b
    Urban population growth ratel (average annual %)1.10.9...
    Fertility rate, totall (live births per woman)2.11.91.8
    Life expectancy at birthl (females/males, years)80.7 / 75.781.3 / 76.581.3 / 76.3
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)20.2 / 18.419.2 / 20.518.4 / 22.9
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)44 183.6 / 14.348 178.9 / 15.050 661.1 / 15.4b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)270.9m491.71 043.2n,b
    Infant mortality ratel (per 1 000 live births)6.865.8
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)16.416.8o17.1o,a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.42.62.6a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)...5p...
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)99.8 / 100.8100.3 / 100.3101.4 / 102.2a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)95.4 / 94.398.2 / 97.298.7 / 99.2a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)108.3 / 77.7102.7 / 75.8102.0 / 75.0a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)4.84.95c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)16.819.423.4q,r
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)71.7s74.6s87.3a
    Research & Development expendituret (% of GDP)2.72.72.8i,c
    Threatened species (number)1 1521 2991 655
    Forested area (% of land area)33.733.9i33.9i,a
    CO2 emission estimatesu (million tons/tons per capita)5 352.1 / 17.34 928.6 / 15.34 761.3 / 14.6a
    Energy production, primaryv (Petajoules)72 29284 45383 352a
    Energy supply per capitav (Gigajoules)301286278a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)60 01077 774w79 746c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)49.451.251.2b
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)99.7 / ...99.7 / ...99.7 / ...a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)95.2 / ...95.5 / ...95.5 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedx (% of GNI)0.20.170.18a
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