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- Political Status
The United
States of America have a democratic government (a
multi-party democracy).
They form a federal parliamentary republic. There
are 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, the
District of Columbia and the Puerto Rican
territories, the Virgin Islands, the Pacific
Islands (Mariannes, Carolines, Marshall), American
Samoa and the Panama Canal zone. Each state is
administered by a Governor.
The President and the Vice President are
pre-selected in the primary elections which are
followed by the party conventions.
The President holds executive power for 4 years. He
can be re-elected once.
He can choose his ministers. Power is shared
between the President, the Vice President, the
Secretaries of State and the Supreme Court.
The House of Representatives has 435 members who
are elected for 2 years in a general election.
The Senate is composed of 100 members elected by
general election for six years and renewable every
three years.
Historical
Outline :
1607 :
James Ist claims the lands of North Carolina and
Maine for the English throne.
1614 : The 'New Holland' Company is founded. The
island of Manhattan is bought by Peter Minuit for
60 florins (guilders) in 1626.
1620 : the arrival of the Mayflower, the foundation
of Plymouth.
1670-1690 : The Mississippi region is opened
up.
5.09.1774 : The Philadelphia Congress, the
Declaration of Rights.
1773-1783 : The War of Independance
1789-1797 : George Washington becomes the first
President of the United States.
1803 : Louisiana is bought from the French (80
million francs 'Louisiana Purchase') and Florida is
bought from Spain in 1819.
1836 : The Mexican War (Alamo).
1853 : New Mexico and Arizona are bought for 10
million dollars.
1861-1865 : the War of Secession.
1898 : the war against Spain.
1903 : the zone of the Panama Canal is created.
1917 : the war against Germany.
October 1929 : the Wall Street Crash
7th December 1941 : Pearl Harbour
1950-1953 : the Korean War.
1959 : Hawaii becomes the 50th State.
1961 : the American intervention in Usa.
1981 : R Reagan is elected President (40th)
1988 : G Bush is elected President (41st)
3rd November 1992 : the Democratic candidate Bill
Clinton is elected President.
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- Geographical situation
The total surface
of the USA (9,363,123 square kilometers) makes it
the 4th biggest country in the world. It is 7 times
the size of France. To the north there is a common
boundary with Canada covering 6,415 kms; and to the
south the Mexican border is 3,115 kms long.
There are two main mountain ranges : the
Appalachians in the east, (the blue mountains) and
the Rockies in the west.
A central plain lies between the two mountain
chains and stretches from the Great Lakes to the
Mexican Gulf. This central plain has a surface
of
approx. 2,800,000 square kms and an average
altitude of 250 m above sea level (apart from the
Ozark and the Ouachita mountains). The prairies
stretch to Canada.
To the west there
are more high plains at an altitude of over 1,000
m.
The average density of the population is 28
inhabitants to a square kilometer.
The main regions
:
- New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont). It is the
cradle of American civilization.
- The South East (Florida, Georgia, North and South
Carolina, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands).
- The heart of America (Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Missouri).
- The historical country of Washington (Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia).
- The East (New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania).
- The West (California, Nevada).
- The pioneer's West (Montana, Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming).
-The South (Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas).
- The Pacific (Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa,
Marianas, Micronesia)
- The South West and the Rockies (Utah, Arizona,
Colorado, New Mexico).
- The Great Lakes area (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin).
- Pennsylvania (centre)
Population : 12 million inhabitants
Capital : Philidelphia, 5 million inhabitants;
situated on the Delaware River;
other towns : Pittsburgh (2,400,000 inhabitants)
and Allentown (700,000 inhabitants).
The French are well implanted in Pennsylvania (60
subsidiaries specialized in extremely varied
activities : chemical, energy, pharmaceutical, food
industries, metallurgy, general equipment, water
purifying, consultancy, studies and engineering,
consumer goods).
The cost of setting up in Philadelphia is less high
than in New York and the exploitation charges are
relatively low (real estate).
The attraction of the pharmaceutical sector is due
to the presence of major laboratories (Wyeth
Ayerst, Sterling Drug). (Contact the
Franco-American Chamber of Commerce.) There are 31
high schools and universities in the region.
Philadelphia is the birth place of Pearl Buck and
Grace Kelly. Its industry is more diversified than
Detroit's.
Reputed for its industrial development,
Philadelphia accomodates leading companies like
Rhône-Poulenc, Rorer, Smith Kline Beecham, Du
Pont Merck; its universities have 6 medical
faculties and 24 university hospital centres. The
medical research centres employ 13% of the
population.
The new Convention Centre cost $522 million and
enables exhibitions and congresses to be organized.
"Philly" is also reputed for its numerous wonderful
museums, amongst which there is the Philadelphia
Museum of Art.
The State of New York (East)
Population : 18 million inhabitants.
Capital : Albany,882,000 inhabitants; other towns :
New York, 8,600,000 inhabitants, Buffalo, 1,200,000
inhabitants.
Climate : The summers are hot, humid and stormy.
You can swim on Long Island from July or August.
The weather is pleasant from mid-September to
November when it is hot and sunny, on the other
hand the winter is tough and very cold with a lot
of snow.
New York :
Museums :
Guggenheim Gallery
Museum for African Art, 593 Broadway, New York.
Transit Museum, 130 Livingstone Street, 9th Floor,
Box E, Brooklyn ;
New York is a very cosmopolitan town where it is
pleasant to stroll and discover shops and amazingly
rich museums and art galleries; you can spend hours
in the Metropolitan Museum or go to Cloisters where
you will find treasures ...
New Jersey (East coast)
Because of the cost of living and the economic
crisis of the 80s a lot of companies which would
have liked to establish themselves in New York went
instead to New Jersey (opposite the island of New
York to the north) and to Connecticut (to the
west).
In New York there are 17,442 French people
registered (1/3 of the French community in the
USA).
In New Jersey there are several French service
companies; consumer goods companies; food
processing companies; equipment producing
companies.
New Jersey favours investments. It is very advanced
in the phamaceutical , chemical and petro-chemical
high tech sectors.
The 'Urban Enterprise Zone Program' (a tax shelter
program) and the 'Free Trade Zone' encourage the
implantation of foreign companies.
The climate is similar to that of New York, it is
cold and humid in winter, hot in summer.
Connecticut (East)
There are three principal maritime ports : New
Haven, Bridgeport and New London. The income per
person per year is $26,000. The strongest sectors
are insurances, finance and industry.
Aircraft engines and nuclear submarines are
constructed here; the state has a leading metal
transformation industry.
The capital of Connecticut is Hartford.
Connecticut is known for its scientists
(engineers), its highly skilled work force and its
universities (Yale).
Climate : the winters are cold, autumn and spring
are mild, summers hot and humid.
New England : Maine, Massachussetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont
New England is situated between Canada and the
Atlantic Ocean.
It has a continental, maritime climate, severe in
winter. Autumn, a particularly pleasant season is
well known for its remarkable Indian summer, which
only lasts a few days.
The State of Maine (the Pine Tree State) has a
population of 1,228,000 . The capital is Augusta
(21,000 inhabitants). The other main towns are
Portland
(64,300 inhabitants), Lewiston (40,000) and Bangor
(33,000).
Massachusetts (Bay State) has a population of 6
million. It's capital is Boston, (575,000
inhabitants) the other towns are Worcester,
Springfield, Lowell, Wambridge, Fall River. There
is a lot of industry. The very famous MIT, the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is situated
in Boston.
Boston is the main port on the East coast and a
centre for graduates formed at Harvard, Boston
College or the MIT. There are many scientists,
engineers and a highly skilled work force. The
Massachusetts Software Council is located here, it
is a private organization which groups 2000
companies specialized in data processing. Several
executives have founded their own software
companies.
Cybernetics, particularly Internet are omnipresent
in Boston. The high-growth sectors are medical
research, bio-technology, multimedia and
telecommunications.
The Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC)
has recently been created, grouping 3000 companies
which are active on Internet, and in the domain of
CD Rom, electronic games etc...
Hotels : Boston Harbour Hotel (230 rooms), Meridien
(326 rooms), Boston Park Plaza (960 rooms).
Useful addresses : Massachusetts Software Council,
One Exeter Plaza, Boston; Tourist Information
Office, tel. (800)888 5515
New Hampshire (the Granite State) has a population
of 1,110,000. Concord, which is the capital has
36,000 inhabitants. Other big towns are Manchester,
Nashua, Portsmouth.
Rhode Island (Ocean State) has about a million
inhabitants; its capital is Providence with 160,000
inhabitants. The other towns are Warwick,
Pawtucket, Grantson.
Vermont (Green Mountain State) has a population of
562,000. Its capital is Montpellier
with 8,200 inhabitants, other towns are Burlington,
Rutland, Barre and Stowe.
District of
Columbia
Seat of the Federal capital since 1790.
Washington
Population : 600'000 habitants,
Population : 600,000
A charming classy town designed by a French man,
Pierre Charles Lenfant in 1791, with wide avenues,
no sky scrapers and lots of greenery. Unfortunately
the criminal rate is extremely high and there is a
pronounced racial problem.
The White House, the Capitol, the Supreme Court and
approx. 5000 associations are all established here.
The French are very present in Washington,
theFrench Embassy employs 400 people there and in
the consular district there are 800 people
registered.
Budget : An expatriate on his own must anticipate a
budget of $2100 a month, a couple $2940 a month, a
couple with 2 children $4410.
There are 1800 data processing and high technology
companies installed in the region. The standard of
living is very high (3rd after New York and San
Francisco). There are many army purchasing centres.
French companies include Aerospatiale, Arianespace,
Air France, Thomson Electronique,
Rhone-Poulenc.
Maryland
Population 4.800.000 habitants.
Population : 4,800,000.
The capital is Annapolis with 33,000 inhabitants.
Other towns are Baltimore, Silver Springs,
Colombia. The economy in Maryland is based on
cereals, stock breeding, technology, industry and
service industries.
In all 80 French
subsiduaries are established in Maryland : Labo
Boiron, St Gobain, Pechiney-Ugine-Kuhlmann, Matra,
Renault industrial vehicules, Michelin, Leclerc,
Cogema.
Illinois
Centrally situated in the Great Lakes region on
the Michigan. There are
11,600,000 inhabitants; the capital is Springfield
(100,000).
Chicago (the word originally comes from : chegagou,
a wild onion in Indian) seven million inhabitants;
3rd biggest town in the USA after New York and Los
Angeles. It has the biggest airport in the
world.
The climate is temperate to cold (summer 32°C
- autumn 15°C - winter -15°C)
On Internet consult the 'Chicago Mosaic' developed
by the town of Chicago. It is full of interesting
information : limousines, taxis, restaurants,
hotels "Internet gives us the opportunity to
respond more and more efficiently to our visitors'
demands" says Pat Matsumoto. This information is
available without the usual high photocomposition
costs.
Example :
Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicago.tribune.com
Chicago Mosaic
http://www.chi.il.us/meetingplanners ou
/travelinfo
Art Institut of Chicago
http://chias.org/
Museum of Contemporary Art:
http://www.webcore.com/chicago/thingsplaces/museums/mca/
Convention démocrate 1996
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/chicago1996/factsheet.htlm
Rockford, Peoria.
Michigan
Population :
9,400,000 inhabitants.
Capital : Lansing 927,000 inhabitants.
Other main towns : Detroit, 1 million inhabitants
(4.5 million counting the surrounding areas) is a
huge industrial centre; Grand Rapids (190,000)
The State is highly industrialized.
The large central plains have a continental sunny
climate with very cold and windy winters
(blizzards).
Ohio
Bordered on the north by Lake Erie.
Population : 10,900,000.
Capital : Columbus with 1,380,000 inhabitants.
Other big towns : Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo,
Dayton.
It is an industrial and agricultural state.
(Michigan, Ohio and eastern Virginia were initially
occupied by the French, then by the
English in the 17th century.)
Cincinnati is one of the rare American towns which
has old buildings in the neo-classical style built
between 1870 and 1920; the Basilica of the
Assumption (1894) is directly inspired by
Notre-Dame in Paris and has magnificent mosaics
imported from Venice and the biggest stained glass
window in the world. The Carew Tower, with its 190
meter high observatory dates from 1930.
The town has 34 private golf clubs, 60 public
gardens, green areas, sports grounds, more than 600
clubs and associations, about a hundred museums and
art galleries, an orchestra, a ballet and an
opera.
In the industrial sector Cincinnati accomodates
General Electric, Procter and Gamble, AK Steel,
Ford, Delta Air Lines, AT&T, Bell
Telecommunications, Thriftway. Nearly 150
non-American companies are implanted in Cincinnati
: 49 Japanese firms, 29 German, 28 British, 9
Canadian, 7 Swiss, 6 French (Snecma, Bull, 3G,
Bertrand Faure Automobile).
Hotels : Omni Netherland Plaza (style 1930),
Cincinnatian Hotel, Hyatt Regency, Garfield House
Suite Hotel, Regal Hotel Cincinnati, Westin, Crown
Plaza, Holiday Inn.
Wisconsin
Population : 5 million
Capital : Madison (170,000)
Other towns : Milwaukee (1.4 million)
Missouri
Situated near the confluence of the Mississippi
and the Missouri.
Surface : 180,546 square kilometers.
Population : 5 million
Capital : Jefferson City (34,000)
Agricultural production.
Minnesota
The name comes from the Sioux language and
means "country of sky-coloured water".
Population : 4,375,000
Capital : Saint Paul
Other towns : Minneapolis, Duluth
An area of lakes, agricultural production and
medical technology.
Texas
Called the Lone Star State
Population : 19,000,000
Capital : Austin (490,000)
Texas is the second state to join the Union in
1845. The symbol of the State is the Eagle.
Economically, it has an important world petrol and
natural gas production, grows cotton, rice, sorghum
and is a large livestock producer.
There are a million visitors a year, the NASA is
established there as are the headquarters of Compaq
and the Texas Medical Centre. There is the lowest
rate of criminality and the lowest unemployment in
the USA.
About 5000 French were registered in January 1995
and approx. 60 French companies (Elf, Total,
Rhône-Poulenc, Vallourec, Air Liquide,
Schlumberger).
To live in Texas you need a salary of about $1700
per month per person, $2500 for a couple, $3500 for
a couple with two children.
George Bush and James Baker are from Houston.
Since a few years the border commerce is prosperous
due to customs duty exemptions. There are no income
taxes in Texas, nor taxes on profit and local taxes
are very low.
Hotels in Houston : Hyatt Regency, Four Seasons, JW
Marriott, Westin, Holiday Inn.
Leisure : The town has several museums, such as the
Mesnil Foundation and the Fine Arts Museum.
Other big towns : Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso.
Oklahoma
An ancient Indian territory which joined the
Union in 1907.
Population : 3,200,000
Capital : Oklahoma City (990,000)
Other towns : Tulsa, Lawton, Norman
An important agricultural centre (wheat), mining
(gas, petrol, gypsum, iodine)
Louisana
Situated on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico it
is made up of marshlands and low plains.
Population : 4,300,000 inhabitants of which 200,000
are French speaking.
Capital : Baton Rouge (545,000)
Other big towns : New Orleans, on the Mississippi
(1,250,000), Lake Charles, Shreveport.
Economically dependent on petrol, gas and
agriculture.
Georgia
Population : 6,800,000
Capital : Atlanta (3,500,000)
An economy based on industry, textiles,
agro-alimentation, equipment.
Atlanta, since the death of Martin Luther King in
1968, has managed to keep a
remarkable racial harmony; in the Martin Luther
King Centre there is the only existing library
entirely devoted to black culture.
It is highly reputed for holding conventions and
congresses, an activity which brings in a billion
dollars a year.
In 1996 the Olympic Games gave rise to
supplementary spending : the main avenues were
adjusted for pedestrians (at a cost of 60 million
dollars); a Centennial Park was created (50 million
dollars); universities and colleges were renovated.
The Games brought in 5.1 billion dollars to the
region.
Hotels : Atlanta Hilton and Tower (1224 rooms),
Westin Peachtree Plaza (1075 rooms), Ritz-Carlton
(447 rooms), Hyatt Regency Atlanta (1279
rooms).
Alabama
Population : 4,100,000
Capital : Montgomery (303,000)
Other towns : Birmingham (metallurgy) (860,000),
Mobile (490,000)
Economy : industry, agribusiness, textile
Florida
Population : 13,000,000
Capital : Tallahassee (300,000)
Other towns : Miami (3,000,000), Jacksonville
(850,000), Tampa (2,147,000), Orlando
(1300,000)
It is the most popular holiday resort for Americans
and Canadians looking for a bit of sun during the
winter. The climate is sub-tropical. The best known
attractions are Disney World, Orlando, Daytona
Beach, in the centre, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, the
Everglades (alligators and snakes) in the south
east, Jacksonville to St Augustine in the north
east. The best beaches are in the north west of
Florida (Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Panama
City).
Miami : direct flights from France (10h30 flight
time). Time difference -6 hrs. International
airport at 20 minutes from South Beach ($20).
Miami is to be recommended for holiday makers and
pensioners all the year round. More and more cinema
stars are leaving Beverly Hills to settle in Miami.
The cinema industry has generated 500 million
dollars in 1995, 17 films have been made for TV and
cinema.
Hotels : Indian Creek Hotel, Park Central Hotel,
Hotel Delano, Beacon Hotel, Colony Hotel, Marlin
Restaurants : Casablanca, Nemo, News Cafe,
Paramount, Malko
Colorado
Situated at the foot of the Rockies (alt. 1605
m)
Population : 3,470,000
Capital : Denver (1,700,000)
Other towns : Colorado Springs (400,000), Boulder
(230,000)
Economy : mining, petrol, building, tourism,
technology.
When you visit the USA you could visit the famous
Grand Canyon National Park, where there are plenty
of campings. The number of visitors is in constant
increase (2 - 5 million).
Washington State (Pacific coast)
Capital : Olympia (28,000)
Other towns : Seattle (750,000), Spokane (180,000),
Tacoma (180,000)
In the north : lumber, fishing, agriculture,
minerals. In the south : orchards, vinyards,
petrol.
Industry : aerospace, data processing,
bio-technology.
California
Main towns : Los Angeles, San Francisco, San
Diego, San Jose
The GDP is 800 billion dollars (32.5 million
inhabitants). Known for its role as a development
centre in electronics and data processing (Silicon
Valley), leader in the domain of multimedia and
bio-technology, in spite of natural disasters like
earthquakes. A high quota of Mexican and oriental
immigration.
However, between 1990 and 1993, 520,000 people lost
their jobs.
The reasons for this were that the Federal
Government engaged in economies to reduce military
expenditure and at the same there was a crisis in
the civil aeronautic industry (McDonnell
Douglas).
But things have picked up again. Household incomes
are rising. Californian universities have a strong
reputation in research.
Industries are being renewed (the leisure industry,
using new technologies).
The markets of semi-conductors and computer
networks (Internet, to cite the best known) has
enabled Silicon Valley to take off again and to
reemploy
50,000 people, after knocking off 40,000 between
1986 and 1992.
Cinema and multimedia are the same industry and the
first feature film in virtual images has just been
commercialized.
Hundreds of French people have gone to work in
Silicon Valley, particularly for Hewlett-Packard
and Intel, the biggest companies. NEC is busy
investing 5 billion Francs in California. All this
makes the prices of real estate and services go up.
Samsung, the Korean company, has just established
its first North American factory.
Sacramento county
Population : 1.61 million
Income per inhabitant : $16,518
Income over $50,000 : more than 200,000
households
San Francisco Bay
Population : 6.6 million inhabitants
Income per inhabitant : $19,859
Income over $50,000 : 1.06 million households
Los Angeles
Population : 15.4 million inhabitants
Income per inhabitant : $ 16,567
Income over $50,000 : 1.95 million households
San Diego
Population : 2.65 million inhabitants
Income per inhabitant : $18,460
Income over $50,000 : 340,000 households
Arizona
Population : 3,800,000 inhabitants
Capital : Phoenix (980,000)
Other towns : Tucson, Mesa, Glendale,
Scottsdale
Industry, electronics
Phoenix is known for its sunny weather throughout
the year and for this reason, as well as the fact
that the crime rate is fairly low, a lot of
pensioners and holidaymakers are attracted to
it.
More than 2.3 million inhabitants are settled in a
rectangle of 75 kms x 50 kms. In 1994 the growth in
the building industry was 13%, 5% in the service
sector and 2% in industry.
Tourism is growing (5% a year), and recently, in
1988, the town of Phoenix entirely renewed its town
centre : park, renovated theatre, new townhall, two
shopping centres and restaurants.
Hotels : Ritz Carlton (281 rooms), Holiday Inn
Crown Plaza (532 rooms), Hyatt Regency (711
rooms).
Around Phoenix you can discover the Indian
collections (Heard Museum), the Desert Botanical
Garden, the South Mountain Park, and the Grand
Canyon which is 5 hrs drive away.
Alaska
Population : 580,000
Capital : Jumeau (23,000)
Situated to the north west of Canada, it is
separated from the rest of the USA by Canada. A
mountainous and volcanic territory (Mt MacKinley
6168 m), covered in forests.
Industry : fishing, petrol, natural gas.
Puerto Rico
Situated to the east of Haïti. Tropical
climate. Population 3,300,000.
Capital : San Juan (600,000).
Other towns : Ponce (200,000), Mayaguez
(100,000).
Industry : pharmaceutical products
Hawaii
Capitale : Honolulu (870.000 habitants). Autres
villes : Kailua, Hilo, Pearl City.
The State of Hawaii is made up of 124 islands ,8 of
which are inhabited.
Population : 1,150,000 (a mixture of whites,
Japanese, Hawaian and Asian)
Capital : Honolulu (870,000 inhabitants)
Other towns : Kailua, Hilo, Pearl City.
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- Economy &
Statistics Over
the past three years the American economy has
distiguished itself by its constant growth; the USA
is in 4th position on the list of the 25 richest
countries in the OECD. The unemployment rate is
falling, the rate at the moment (NAIRU, Non
Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment) (5.1%)
is the lowest since 1989 (4%). For example, in
February 1996, 624,000 jobs were created. In March
1996 140,000 jobs were created.
A system of minimal salary fixes the rate at 21.45
Frs an hour (4.25 dollars). The work time is 35
hours a week. The GDP has progressed by 2% since
the beginning of the year.
The economy of the United States
(in billion of $s, in $ for
the GNP/h, in % and in national currencies)
1992 1993 1994 1996
GNP 5866 6245 6638 6982
GNP/h 23000 24235 25500 26540
Inflation 3% 3% 2.6% 2.8%
Unemployment 7.4% 6.9% 6.1% 12.6%
Foreign trade plays a very important role in the
American economy. Among the countries which profit
from it are Latin America, Mexico, Canada and
China.
A third of the foreign trade involves equipment
with a high added value, another third involves
consumer goods.
From 1991 to 1995 the deficit reached 174 million
dollars, it grew much more slowly than in previous
years.
Between 1990 and 1995 importations rose by 50%.
Exportations progressed at an equivalent rate.
Trade in petrol products between the USA and the
Latin American countries has greatly increased.
Economic activity continued to progress during the
spring of 1996. The Fed noted an acceleration in
the rythme of economic expansion in several
regions.
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- Agriculture
The
American agriculture is the foremost in the
world.
The USA has an
enormous production capacity in cereals, at fairly
low prices.
Plant production includes soja and maize.
Agriculture in the United States
(in millions of tons, head, m3 for lumber)
Product - World Rating
Wheat 66,92 65,37 63,2 59,4 2e
Wood 495,8 500,0 499 - 1er
Cattle 99,6 99,2 101,0 103,3 3e
Cereal 353,3 260,2 357,4 282,2 1er
Cotton 3,5 3,5 4,28 4,17 2e
Maize 240 161 254 191 1er
Oranges 8 9,97 9,33 10,54 2e
Barley 9,9 8,7 8,2 7,9 5e
Fishing 5,6 5,94 5,91 - 5e
Potatoes 19,3 19,0 20,8 20,3 4e
Pigs 57 58 58 60 2e
Rice 8,15 7,08 8,91 8,06 11e
Wine 1,65 1,58 1,42 1,42 5e
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- Industry
The United
States are the second mining power in the world.
Numerous minerals are extracted (coal, uranium,
iron), mostly used in the fabrication of steel (US
Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Finkl).
The country is
dependent on its petrol and its natural gas. In
1995 326 million tons of petrol was extracted (3rd
production in the world), 530 billion cubic meters
of natural gas.
Numerous companies
are involved in machine and motor vehicle
production, this sector represents 31% of the
national industrial added value.
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