-the comparative area is slighty smaller then oregon
-the natural resources arecoal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
-the natural hazards are winter windstorms; floods
-the land uses is arable land: 23.23%
permanent crops: 0.2%
other: 76.57% (2005)
-the currency is not posted yet
-the grouse demestice product/GDP per capita is $35,400 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34 $37,100 (2008 est.)
$37,000 (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollar
-poverty line is 14% (2006 est.)
-labor fourced by occupation agriculture: 1.4%
industry: 18.2%
services: 80.4% (2006 est.)-exports are $351.3 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
$466.3 billion (2008 est.)
-imports are $473.6 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
$639.3 billion (2008 est.)
-infrastructure(railroads) total: 16,454 km
country comparison to the world: 17
broad gauge: 303 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland)
standard gauge: 16,151 km 1.435-m gauge (5,248 km electrified) (2008)
-(airports/paved runway) total: 307
over 3,047 m: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 32
1,524 to 2,437 m: 125
914 to 1,523 m: 77
under 914 m: 64 (2009)
-(airports/without paved runways)total: 199
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 173 (2009)
-roadways are total: 398,366 km
country comparison to the world: 17
paved: 398,366 km (includes 3,520 km of expressways) (2006)
-piplines are condensate 43 km; gas 7,992 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 699 km; refined products 4,417 km (2009)
-internet users/48.755 million (2008)
-internet hosts/9.322 million (2009)
