Position Paper
COMITTEE: United Nations Security
Council
COUNTRY: United States of America
DELEGATE: Luis Prieto
SCHOOL: Colegio Alemán Alexander von
Humboldt A, C. Campus La Herradura
Official Name: United States of America
Government: Constitution-based federal republic
Capital: Washington, DC
Head of Government: President Ronald Reagan
National Day: Independence Day, 4 July
Official language: English
Dependent Areas: American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island,
Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands,
Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Membership to: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), ANZUS, ASEAN
(dialogue partner), BIS, CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CP, EAPC, EAS, FAO, IADB,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OSCE, Paris Club,
PCA, PIF (partner), SICA (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR,
UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
ZC
Monetary Unit: United States Dollar
GDP: $6.49 trillion (1982 est.)
GDP per capita: $13,933 (1982 est.)
Defense Budget: $214 billion (1982)
Area: 9,826,675 sq km
Population: 231,664,458 (July 1, 1982 est.)
Life Expectancy: 74.5 years (1982 est.)
Overall School Enrolment: 58,305 million (1980 est.)
International Disputes: The Bahamas and US have not been able to agree on a
maritime boundary; US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased from Cuba and
only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease.
Sources:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the -world-factbook/geos/us.html
http://www.census.gov/
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