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United States |
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Language(s) | English |
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Currency | U.S. dollar |
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Phone Code | +1 |
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Population | 304,102,000 |
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Area | 9,826,630 sq km |
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Capital | Washington, D.C. |
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GDP | $13.8 trillion |
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United States |
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Language(s) | English |
|
Currency | U.S. dollar |
|
Phone Code | +1 |
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Population | 304,102,000 |
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Area | 9,826,630 sq km |
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Capital | Washington, D.C. |
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GDP | $13.8 trillion |
Big Island: Volcanoes and Orchids
Hawaii, the island, is Hawaii’s “Big Island.” And for good reason: it is more than twice as big as all the other major Hawaiian islands combined - 4,028 square miles - and still growing! averaging roughly 300,000 cubic feet of lava flow from volcanic eruptions daily, adding, slowly but surely, to the island’s land mass. And there are other superlatives: the island has two of Hawaii’s tallest mountains, Mauna Kea (13,796 feet) and Mauna Loa (13,679 feet), one of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea, some of Hawaii’s largest orchid gardens and macadamia nut farms, and mountainsides covered with its very own brand of coffee, the well-known Kona.
