USA FACTS
USA is the #1 almond producing country in the world
USA is the #1 strawberry producing country in the world
USA is the #2 chicken producer in the world (China is #1)
USA has the most captive elephants in the world
USA has the most shark attacks in the world
USA has the highest number of cats, dogs, small pet mammals & pet reptiles in the world
Is #2 in countries with pet fish. Is #3 in countries with pet birds.
USA has the 2nd highest Gross Domestic Product per capita (behind Luxembourg)
The largest 2 global industrial companies in the world are Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Exxon Mobile.
General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co are #s 4 & 5.
Coca-Cola, followed by Microsoft, IBM and General Electric are the Most Valuable global brands.
Next on the list are Nokia (Finland), Intel, Disney, Ford, McDonald’s and AT&T (9 out of the top 10 are US companies)
8 of the 10 richest people in the world are Americans. (3 of them are Microsoft founders)
USA has the more Billionaires than all other countries combine
USA is the highest energy-consuming country
Americans are second in the world when it comes to shopping (retail spending per capita) behind Japan
USA has the 2nd most universities in the world (following India)
USA has the most students in higher education
Library of Congress is the largest library in the world
New York Public Library is the largest public library in the world
USA has the second highest newspaper circulation (behind Japan)
USA has the highest box office revenue
Americans have the most TVs and radios per capita in the world
7 of the top 10 amusement theme parks in the world are Disney (Tokyo Disneyland #1, The Magic Kingdom #2, Disneyland California #3, Disneyland Paris #4)
USA produces the 2nd most films in the world (behind India)
USA is the 2nd most popular tourist destination in the world (behind France)
8 of the 10 most successful fast food companies in the world are from the USA, headed by McDonald’s.
USA has the 2nd most fast food restaurants, behind China
Americans drink the most carbonated soft drinks in the world
USA had the most submarines in the world
USA has the largest defense budget in the world
USA has the 2nd largest armed force population (behind China)
USA is the largest country named after a person (Amerigo Vespucci)
Chicago Methodist Temple is the tallest cathedral in the world
USA is the #1 country in terms of girl guide & scout membership
USA is the #2 country in terms of scout membership (after Indonesia)
USA was the #2 country to ratify the UN charter (after Nicaragua)
USA is rated as the #6 best country to live in (1999)
English is the language officially spoken in the most countries in the world (57), followed by French (33)
Longest Caves in the world – Kentucky, USA
Also 4 other out of the top 10 longest caves in the world in USA
Places with the most rainy days – Waialeale, Hawaii
Sunniest 2 Places on earth – Yuma & Phoenix, AZ
Michigan/Huron and Superior are the 2nd & 3rd largest lakes in the world (US & Canada)
The Rocky Mountains (US & Canada) are the 2nd Longest Mountain Range in the world
The Mississippi is the 4th longest river in the world
USA is the country with the 4th largest area of forests in the world
USA is the 4th largest country in the world (behind Russia, China, Canada)
American Ralph Plaisted was the first person to reach the North Pole overland
USA has the most Nobel Peace Prize winners (as of 2004, 270 Nobel Laureates; UK is 2nd with 101, Germany 3rd with 76, France with 49)
USA has the highest prison population
USA has the largest Christian population in the world
USA has the largest Jewish population in the world
New York City is the 2nd largest city in the world (behind Tokyo)
USA has the 3rd largest population in the world (behind China & India)
Only Americans have walked on the Moon
US space crafts were the first to visit the Sun, Mars & Jupiter
USA athletes have won the most Olympic gold medals & total medals
US athletes have won the 3rd most medals in the Winter Olympics (behind USSR & Norway)
US athletes hold the records for the fastest 100 meter male and female track athletes and the fastest male marathon runner
US athletes have won the most yachting, swimming, archery, freestyle wrestling & rowing Olympic medals
USA has the most computers
IBM is the largest computer company in the world
USA is the country with the most telephones
New York City is the most wired city in the world
USA has the most Internet users
USA has the most patents in the world
USA has the 3rd most registered trademarks in the world (behind Japan & China)
USA has the longest road network
USA has the longest railroad network
New York City has the 2nd longest underground railroad network (behind London)
USA is second (behind Japan) in producing trucks and cars
USA has the most airports in the world
1-The top 10 of Everything 2003, Russell Ash, 2002 Korling Kindersley Limited (unless specifically marked otherwise, all facts are from this book)
This site was last updated 05/20/08