Background Stats: compare key data on Cook Islands & United States

Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
Named after person: After whom each country and dependent territory was named.
Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.

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STAT	Cook Islands	United States
Land border length	0.0 Ranked 175th.	12,034 km Ranked 6th.
Named after person	Captain James Cook	Amerigo Vespucci (see Naming of America )
Overview	<p>The 15 volcanic islands and coral atolls of the Cook Islands are scattered over 770,000 square miles of the South Pacific, between American Samoa to the west and French Polynesia to the east.</p> <p>A former British protectorate, the territory is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.</p> <p>Its economy centres on tourism; the territory's natural assets include fine beaches and volcanic mountains. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16495238">Full Article</a>	<p>The USA is the world's foremost economic and military power, with global interests and an unmatched global reach. </p> <p>America's gross domestic product accounts for close to a quarter of the world total, and its military budget is reckoned to be almost as much as the rest of the world's defence spending put together.</p> <p>The country is also a major source of entertainment: American TV, Hollywood films, jazz, blues, rock and rap music are primary ingredients in global popular culture. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16761057">Full Article</a>

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land borders (Land borders) (Note: land border lengths will vary depending on the scale by which they are measured, and therefore these figures without a source accompanied by an explanation of how they were measured and at what scale makes comparisons impossible; for more information see coastline paradox .); Wikipedia: List of countries named after people (Dependent territories named after people); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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