Tag: United States

The most important events of general interest concerning the political order of the USA in recent years have been the entry into the Confederation of two new states, namely Alaska, “incorporated territory” since 1912, erected into a state (490) on 3 January 1919, and the archipelago of Hawaii, annexed to the USA as an “external…

The federal constitution of the United States of America (preceded by the provisional order of the first Congress and the articles of federation of 1777) drawn up in 1787, approved in 1788, entered into force on March 4, 1789. Since then it has been revised with 21 amendments, most of which are aimed at making…

As regards the railways (about 350,000 km including Alaska, of which only 4,500 are electrically powered), no major new lines have been built in recent years. The formidable competition from the airplane and automobile means reduces the number of travelers (430 million to 440 million a year), but the traffi co goods instead records gigantic figures (around…

Energy industry After China, according to educationvv, the USA is the country with the second largest energy production as well as the second largest energy consumption in the world. This was (2016) 2 272.7 Mtoe, which is around 17.1% of world consumption. The most important energy sources are (2016): coal (with a share of 15.8%),…

Yearbook 2011 USA. When the new congress met in early January, Republicans had a majority in the House of Representatives after the election success a few months earlier. John Boehner was elected to the important post of President of the House of Representatives. The Democrats retained control of the Senate, but Republicans blew into battle…