The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its 48 contiguous states and Washington D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world.
• Ease of doing business ranking: 41 • Economic freedom ranking: 62
The U.S. was Singapore’s 3rd largest trading partner in 2009 with total trade amounting to S$66 billion3.
Singapore-U.S. bilateral trade (S$ Thousands):
2008
2009
Imports
52,847,358
41,435,486
Exports
33,452,427
25,485,102
Total Trade
86,299,785
66,920,589
Source: IE Singapore's StatLink
1 World Bank Doing Business 2010 report 2 2009 Index of Economic Freedom 3 IE Singapore's StatLink
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its 48 contiguous states and Washington D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world.
