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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.

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Thomson 9th December 2004	You can try this page for information on the war - http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/American-War-of-Independence I don't understand - what do you pie-charts on the war?
Adam Wilson 9th December 2004	Brianna and Coury - NationMaster compares countries on various categories, not states of any country. Though I agree, data and graphs on all states of the USA will be extremely useful to have. I have found that this is a fantastic "one - stop - shop" for all my research on international studies, but I wish they provided similar facilities to compare states too. Anyone listening?
Steven Colosi 10th December 2004	Here are two great websites to checkout.www.portuguesefoundation.org/hispanic.htm www.vdare.com/sailer/pondering_patterson_2.htm to find out more on the matter that I have wrote about on 2004-12-05 13:52:10. Thank you for checking them out.
Vanessa 3rd January 2005	The economy of america is based on it's expenditure, purely on the demographic of the debt, 826 billion to foreign countires thats at least 100 million cruise ships ten fold...
Nora Hiley 23rd January 2005	I need to know the Divorce Rate for West Virginia and the United States. If it has increased or Decreased in the past 10 years for a school project
Michael 25th January 2005	Steven, you are right by stating that Italians, Maltnese, Albanians and Greeks are olive in addition, to North African and Middle Eastern people. However, the Census Bureau nor the U.S. Justice Statics point that out.
Kelsey 31st January 2005	I need a chart showing the United States has been doing in the past 100 years. Some information on interest rates and how they are doing would be great. All together the site is really good.
donna 19th February 2005	I need a map of the states where it is legal to fire people for smoking and the states where it is not
¶°50¢ 23rd March 2005	The end to the Cold War was unfortunate. Now we have to live with fascists and terrorism. During the Cold War the terrorists were forced on the side of the US fighting the Soviet Union.
Suchita Vemuri Staff Editor 24th March 2005	Hi Steve, the ratios would continue to be be more or less in line with the Energy Information Administration's March 2004 report, which stated that, in the USA, of total energy consumption, the residential sector accounted for about 22% of total energy consumption, the commercial sector about 18%, the industrial sector about 33%, transportation about 27%.
Vanessa 19th April 2005	I need the stats of different social classes by income (poor, middle and upper classes) in the USA, in percentages.
Alma 25th April 2005	I need to know the rate of divorces in the United States every day or per couple every day. Where can I find that?
juan 24th May 2005	Can I get some graphs for a school project on USA vs Mexico in economy, culture, political systems, scientific/techonological advances? Thanks in advance. By the way, we need it urgently!
Brad 2nd June 2005	To answer "P" we have foreign debts becuase foreigners buy our Treasury bonds, particualarly from Asia.
Etienne 7th July 2005	Why no population estimate for the USA? The CIA website has it at 296mil.
Mere 12th July 2005	I need a graph that follows the consumption of explosives used (military and commercial) since 1980 for the US, any suggestions? Thanks.
arpita 18th July 2005	I want latest data of some consecutive years regarding cotton export and import of USA.Please help!
Kelly 24th July 2005	Why isn't the United States included in the statistics about poverty? Millions of people in America live below the poverty line yet your charts on poverty and percentage of the world's poor do not include the US. Where can I find out the percentage of the World's poor in the US? Thanx
Hatamoto 26th July 2005	Why is there information on basically every other country in the world for basic economic data (like foreign debt vs. GDP) but nothing for the US?
dionisis 25th September 2005	Mike: The term latin referrs to many things. First it means the language of ancient Italy. Nowadays it is also used on anythings it has to do with Italy, Spain and even Portugal some times. A term which applies to central and south america is Latin America because of the fact that they were once colonies of latin countries. (Spain and Portugal) So in the USA the term Latinos is now used for people from Latin America and not for people from the three european Latin countries. A similar example is the term Hispanics which is used for Latin-American immigrants mainly from Mexico (once a part of the kingdom of Spain) and not for someone who comes from Spain. (thats why the term is called "hispanic" and not "spanish"
dionisis 25th September 2005	Mike: The term latin referrs to many things. First it means the language of ancient Italy. Nowadays it is also used on anythings it has to do with Italy, Spain and even Portugal some times. A term which applies to central and south america is Latin America because of the fact that they were once colonies of latin countries. (Spain and Portugal) So in the USA the term Latinos is now used for people from Latin America and not for people from the three european Latin countries. A similar example is the term Hispanics which is used for Latin-American immigrants mainly from Mexico (once a part of the kingdom of Spain) and not for someone who comes from Spain. (thats why the term is called "hispanic" and not "spanish"
George 25th September 2005	To Ian Graham:Staff Editor 2005-04-19 22:32:15 You forgot to mention that the United States is home to 80,000 illegal Irish inmigrants,(The Chronicle, Vol 4,Sep 2005)
Mateo Santiago 3rd November 2005	In the U.S and in Latin America, "Latin" or "Latino" is short for LatinoAmericano -- meaning people from (or originating from) the non-Anglo AMERICAN countries. It does NOT include European continental Italians, French, Spanish or Portuguese. 'Hispanic' is a linguistic term, meaning a speaker of Spanish or someone from a Spanish culture. This would include people from Spain, all of Latin America except Brazil, and LatinoAmericanos in the U.S. and Canada. Hispanic is equivalent to: Lusitanic - Portuguese and Brazilians Anglic (Anglo) - English and Scots, most White U.S. and Canadians Germanic - Germans, Austrians, Swiss, and many White U.S. and Canadians Francic (or Gaulic) - French, French Canadians
anna mattei (philadelphia) 9th July 2006	I need stats on how many Italians, Italian Americans live in the states of PA, Maryland, Carolina, Virginia & NJ. Thanks
sameer (yemen) 27th August 2006	I need a graph that follows the consumption of explosives used (military and commercial) since 1980 for the US, any suggestions? Thanks.
USA FTW (USA) 26th January 2007	USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA pwns your face.
Ted Huntley (Columbia, TN) 11th June 2007	It seems that there is never a comparison of statistical data when the press speaks of the cost of the Iraq conflict. I'm speaking of ratios such as the current cost of the Iraq war versus the current gross domestic product, as compared to the Vietnam Conflict, WWII, etc. This information is very relevant when speaking of "the cost of war". Is it not? Where could this data be found?
amy (Austrlia) 24th September 2007	I can never find any info on US without being lead to something else on a totally different subject. This is annoying when im doing an essay on US.
Niccolo Pantucci (New York, NY) 29th October 2007	I'm trying to find the telecoms voice revenue for the US in 1992 and in the present day. Does anyone know where I could find that? Thanks.