The United States of America in the Global

MarketplacePresented by: Nicole Bemis

Geography

• Located in North America• Terrain

• Large central plain• Mountains in West

• Small mountains and rolling hills in East• Rugged volcanic terrain in Hawaii

• Climate:• Hot and dry in Southwest• Hot and humid in South• Cooler temperatures in North

• Resources• Coal, copper, gold, lumber, silver, nickel, iron

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Politics• Democratic Political System

• President: Barack Obama

• Trade Regulating Agency• Federal Trade Commission• Securities Exchange Commission

• Trade Barriers• Guatemala• Paraguay• Ecuador• Japan• Poland• Cuba• Czechoslovakia• Hungary

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The United States Economy

• Mixed Market Economy• Economic resources controlled by the

people with government regulation on usage

• Currency: $ - US Dollar (USD)• Ranked 14th in World for Education• 99.99% Literacy Rate

• Highly advanced technology production and usagePhoto courtesy: thecargoagency.com

Resource: Wikipedia.com

Economic StatisticsG

DP • GDP:

• $18.124 Trillion

• GDP per Capita:• $54,629

Infla

tion • Mild Inflation

• 1-3% increase per year

Labo

r For

ce • Size:• 156 million

• Unemployment Rate:• 5.1%

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The American Way• Language: English• Religion: 80% Christian• Customs: hand shakes,• Traditions: Fourth of July, Sweet 16 / Quinceneras, Groundhog day, marriage