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United States
 * Population: 298 million (US Census Bureau estimate, 2006)
* Capital: Washington D.C.
* Area: 9.8 million sq. km. (3.8 million sq. miles)
* Major language: English
* Major religion: Christianity
* Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 80 years (women) (UN)
* Monetary unit: US dollar
* Main exports: Computers and electrical machinery, vehicles, chemical products, food and live animals, military equipment and aircraft
* GNI per capita: US $43,740 (World Bank, 2006)
* Internet domain: .us
* International dialing code: +1
courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com
A Greater Gift partners in the USA: The Enterprising Kitchen, Just Coffee, Native Harvest, The Women's Bean Project
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| This work is not just so that our families can eat. A certain percentage of the income goes to improving the community. For example, when the schools needed desks, we gave a donation. We also get frequent requests for other kinds of economic aid. We can’t solve the problems ourselves, but we try to put our grain of salt in everything. - Manuel Alvarez - UPA, Mexico. |
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