Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 120V, 60Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call USA
- +1
Mobile phones
- GSM Band
- 850/1900
What every visitor should know about USA:
- Money
- The currency is the US dollar (USD). 1 dollar is worth about €0.70.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 2.5 out of 5 (Use caution)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Armed robbery is frequent
- Capital
- Washington, DC
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
USA facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 307,212,123
- Language
- English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%
- Ethnicity
- White 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)
Economy
- GDP
- US$48,000 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Moderate