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As part of Worldwide Business Resources Global Marketplace, our Successful Business Directory Worldwide (being developed as an International Business Directory, a Worldwide Business Directory, Global Business Directory or Universal Business Directory) aims to promote businesses from all over the world, especially developing countries that lag behind the developed economies in the area of access to business information on the Internet. The so-called “digital divide” is an unfortunate phenomenon, and every effort should be geared towards eradicating it. Welcome to the Successful Business Directory Worldwide where you will find diverse business opportunities. You will find useful about diverse products and services from all the countries:

 Afghanistan Business Directory

 Albania Business Directory

 Algeria Business Directory

 Andorra Business Directory

 Angola Business Directory

 Antigua and Barbuda Business Directory

 Argentina Business Directory

 Armenia Business Directory

 Australia Business Directory

 Austria Business Directory

 Azerbaijan Business Directory

 Bahamas Business Directory

 Bahrain Business Directory

 Bangladesh Business Directory

 Barbados Business Directory

 Belarus Business Directory

 Belgium Business Directory

 Belize Business Directory

 Benin Business Directory

 Bhutan Business Directory

 Bolivia Business Directory

 Bosnia And Herzegovina Business Directory

 Botswana Business Directory

 Brazil Business Directory

 Brunei Business Directory

 Bulgaria Business Directory

 Burkina Faso Business Directory

 Burma Business Directory

 Burundi Business Directory

 Cambodia Business Directory

 Cameroon Business Directory

 Canada Business Directory

 Cape Verde Business Directory

 Central African Republic Business Directory

 Chad Business Directory

 Chile Business Directory

 China Business Directory

 Colombia Business Directory

 Comoros Business Directory

 Congo (Brazzaville) Business Directory

 Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic Business Directory

 Costa Rica Business Directory

 Côte D’ivoire Business Directory

 Croatia Business Directory

 Cuba Business Directory

 Cyprus Business Directory

 Czech Republic Business Directory

 Denmark Business Directory

 Djibouti Business Directory

 Dominica Business Directory

 Dominican Republic Business Directory

 Ecuador Business Directory

 Egypt Business Directory

 El Salvador Business Directory

 Equatorial Guinea Business Directory

 Eritrea Business Directory

 Estonia Business Directory

 Ethiopia Business Directory

 Fiji Business Directory

 Finland Business Directory

 France Business Directory

 Gabon Business Directory

 Gambia Business Directory

 Georgia Business Directory

 Germany Business Directory

 Ghana Business Directory

 Greece Business Directory

 Grenada Business Directory

 Guatemala Business Directory

 Guinea Business Directory

 Guinea-Bissau Business Directory

 Guyana Business Directory

 Haiti Business Directory

 Holy See (Vatican City) Business Directory

 Honduras Business Directory

 Hungary Business Directory

 Iceland Business Directory

 India Business Directory

 Indonesia Business Directory

 Iran Business Directory

 Iraq Business Directory

 Ireland Business Directory

 Israel Business Directory

 Italy Business Directory

 Jamaica Business Directory

 Japan Business Directory

 Jordan Business Directory

 Kazakhstan Business Directory

 Kenya Business Directory

 Kiribati Business Directory

 Korea, North Business Directory

 Korea, South Business Directory

 Kosovo Business Directory

 Kuwait Business Directory

 Kyrgyzstan Business Directory

 Laos Business Directory

 Latvia Business Directory

 Lebanon Business Directory

 Lesotho Business Directory

 Liberia Business Directory

 Libya Business Directory

 Liechtenstein Business Directory

 Lithuania Business Directory

 Luxembourg Business Directory

 Macedonia Business Directory

 Madagascar Business Directory

 Malawi Business Directory

 Malaysia Business Directory

 Maldives Business Directory

 Mali Business Directory

 Malta Business Directory

 Marshall Islands Business Directory

 Mauritania Business Directory

 Mauritius Business Directory

 Mexico Business Directory

 Micronesia Business Directory

 Moldova Business Directory

 Monaco Business Directory

 Mongolia Business Directory

 Montenegro Business Directory

 Morocco Business Directory

 Mozambique Business Directory

 Namibia Business Directory

 Nauru Business Directory

 Nepal Business Directory

 Netherlands Business Directory

 New Zealand Business Directory

 Nicaragua Business Directory

 Niger Business Directory

 Nigeria Business Directory

 Norway Business Directory

 Oman Business Directory

 Pakistan Business Directory

 Palau Business Directory

 Panama Business Directory

 Papua New Guinea Business Directory

 Paraguay Business Directory

 Peru Business Directory

 Philippines Business Directory

 Poland Business Directory

 Portugal Business Directory

 Qatar Business Directory

 Romania Business Directory

 Russia Business Directory

 Rwanda Business Directory

 Saint Kitts and Nevis Business Directory

 Saint Lucia Business Directory

 Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Business Directory

 Samoa Business Directory

 San Marino Business Directory

 Sao Tome and Principe Business Directory

 Saudi Arabia Business Directory

 Senegal Business Directory

 Serbia Business Directory

 Seychelles Business Directory

 Sierra Leone Business Directory

 Singapore Business Directory

 Slovakia Business Directory

 Slovenia Business Directory

 Solomon Islands Business Directory

 Somalia Business Directory

 South Africa Business Directory

 Spain Business Directory

 Sri Lanka Business Directory

 Sudan Business Directory

 Sudan, South Business Directory

 Suriname Business Directory

 Swaziland Business Directory

 Sweden Business Directory

 Switzerland Business Directory

 Syria Business Directory

 Tajikistan Business Directory

 Tanzania Business Directory

 Thailand Business Directory

 Timor-Leste Business Directory

 Togo Business Directory

 Tonga Business Directory

 Trinidad And Tobago Business Directory

 Tunisia Business Directory

 Turkey Business Directory

 Turkmenistan Business Directory

 Tuvalu Business Directory

 Uganda Business Directory

 Ukraine Business Directory

 United Arab Emirates Business Directory

 United Kingdom Business Directory

 United States Business Directory

 Uruguay Business Directory

 Uzbekistan Business Directory

 Vanuatu Business Directory

 Venezuela Business Directory

 Vietnam Business Directory

 Yemen Business Directory

 Zambia Business Directory

 Zimbabwe Business Directory

Click on any country link highlighted in blue to access its webpage in this Directory.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burma

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo (Brazzaville)

Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic

Costa Rica

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia, The

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Holy See (Vatican City)

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Korea, North

Korea, South

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia, Federated States of

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sunday, January 1, 2012 Last Updated

United States of America (US) Business Directory

Country name:

conventional long form: United States of America

conventional short form: United States

abbreviation: US or USA

Government type:

Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition

Capital:

name: Washington, DC

geographic coordinates: 38 53 N, 77 02 W

time difference: UTC-5 (during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

note: the 50 United States cover six time zones

Administrative divisions:

50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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

note: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political units: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994)

United States Economy

The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $48,000. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "two-tier labor market" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March-April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage in the Gulf Coast region in August 2005, but had a small impact on overall GDP growth for the year. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened inflation and unemployment, as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about two-thirds of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable trade and budget deficits, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $847 billion in 2007, but declined to $810 billion in 2008, as a depreciating exchange rate for the dollar against most major currencies discouraged US imports and made US exports more competitive abroad. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations. In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover.

Source: The World Factbook

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