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United States - Learn a little more about your new destination:
Talking about the United States is easy… That's because even if you've never set foot in American lands, the culture of the United States has a great influence in the rest of the world and especially in Brazil.
We know the United States, and we are followers of the United States in terms of economics, investments and gastronomy.
But to go to the United States to study it is important to know a little bit of everything and many things are not in the movies and even those who visit the country for tourism do not understand so deeply.
It is important to know in the USA the contrasts of a huge country, just moving to another city.
United States in general:
Language: English (official);
Capital: Washington, DC;
Religion: Protestants 51.3%; Catholics 23.9%; 1.7% mormons; other Christians 1.6%; Jews 1.7%; Buddhists 0.7%; Muslims 0.6%, other unspecified 2.5%; unaffiliated 12.1%; none 4% (2007 year estimate);
Illiteracy rate: 1%;
HDI: 0.910 (UNDP 2011) – very high human development;
Administrative division: 50 states (48 continental states) and one federal capital Washington DC;
Unemployment rate: 9.7% (January 2010);
Population Composition: whites (79.96%); blacks (12.85%); Asians (4.43%), Native and Alaskan Indians (0.97%); natives of Hawaii and other Pacific islands (0.18%); two or more races (1.61%). (July 2007 estimate);
Demographic density: 32.9 inhab./km2;
Currency: US Dollar USD.