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2011
the usa and canada Key Features
• Europa’s comprehensive, fully revised one-volume guide, bringing together authoritative and hard-to-find geographical, economic and political information on this important region • full coverage of all constituent states, provinces and territories, with expert analysis of topics of interest and importance to the region as a whole, including North America and Climate Change and North America and the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) • specially commissioned analytical essays covering a wide range of contemporary themes, from US Foreign Policy to the Federal Energy Policy in Canada.
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Fully Updated Country Surveys The USA and Canada 2011 features a thorough survey for both countries, including individual analysis of each state and territory, incorporating: • introductory surveys, containing detailed essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economic landscape of each country • painstakingly revised statistical surveys of key economic and socio-political indicators, covering health and welfare, area and population through to forestry and mining output • a full directory of contact and organization names, physical/email addresses and telephone numbers within areas such as government, trade and industry, the media and much more • a useful bibliography, providing a wide range of sources for further research. December 2010 | 279x211 | 632pp | Hb: 978-1-85743-574-0 | £465.00
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Canada and the USA 2011 provisionally features three brand new essays that examine current issues of regional importance: • North America and the Media • The Canadian Energy Sector • North America’s Relations with International Organizations.
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13th Edition
the usa and canada Did you know...
… that the second most important export market for Canadian manufacturing in 2008 was the People’s Republic of China, accounting for 2.2% of exports, though this was dwarfed by the 77.7% of exports that went to the US? … that Hispanics have increased significantly as a percentage of the US school population, constituting 19.8% of all public school pupils in 2005-06, compared to 12.7% in 1993-94?
… that the USA is the largest petroleum importer in the world, bringing in 13.5m barrels per day, which accounts for 63.5% of total daily consumption?
Additional Features
• detailed chronologies of Canada and the USA since Colonization • full lists of Canadian Prime Ministers and US Presidents • a selection of useful physical and human geography maps.
The USA and Canada 2011 is your only one-stop guide for the most recent and authoritative statistics and information on this vast region. No stone has been left unturned. US Revenue (US $ ’000 million, year ending 30 September) Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Individual income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,145.7 Corporation income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.4 Social insurance taxes and contributions . . . . . 900.2 Excise taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.3 Estate and gift taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.8 Customs duties and fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.6 Miscellaneous receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.3 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,524.3
. . . . . . . . 2009. . . . . . . . . 2010 . . . . . . . 953.0 . . . . . . . 1,051.4 . . . . . . . 146.8 . . . . . . . . 178.9 . . . . . . . 899.2 . . . . . . . . 940.4 . . . . . . . . 66.3 . . . . . . . . . 74.7 . . . . . . . . 26.3 . . . . . . . . . 19.8 . . . . . . . . 23.9 . . . . . . . . . 23.9 . . . . . . . . 41.1 . . . . . . . . . 43.4 . . . . . . 2,156.7 . . . . . . . 2,332.6
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