United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America, consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square kilometers), it is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area. With a population of more than 328 million people, it is the third most populous country in the world. The national capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 14 November 2024 English

This study aims to highlight the key supply chain barriers in localizing electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing in India. It summarizes consultations with 12 companies working on battery cell …

key players such as South Korea, Japan, the United States, and the European Union (EU); and growing network international jurisdictions, such as the EU and the United States, are required to comply with stringent environmental (60%), the European Union (EU) (25%), and the United States (10%) (International Energy Agency [IEA], 2024c) 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 18 Global China Europe United States 19 20 21 22 23 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 capacity for battery cell production. Europe, the United States, and Korea possess a modest 10% or less of


Fraser Institute · 13 November 2024 English

Since 2000, Quebec’s real per-capita GDP has grown at an annual average of 1.2 percent, while Ontario’s has grown at 0.7 percent—both below the Canadian average. Ontario and Quebec’s real …

country, and more importantly, to the adjacent United States. Ontario’s chronic underperformance over the Standard of Living in Central Canada and the United States. Inroads 38 (Winter/Spring). <https://inroadsjournal Board, a panel of scholars from Canada, the United States, and Europe to whom it can turn for help in


DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English

The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …

First Nations Elders from both Canada and the United States began holding conferences at Morley, Alberta from people from many parts of Canada and the United States, even members of the Creek from Florida. It


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the …

comparative review of the subject in England and the United States in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …

the World Health Organization (who), and the United States (US) gov- ernment including the Centers for


Fraser Institute · 7 November 2024 English

Provincial and federal government debt has grown significantly in recent years. A growing body of literature links government debt to slower economic growth. We provide a three-phase analysis linking government …

“liberal” countries (the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, for example) as a group, the “Nordic” match almost perfectly with recessions in the United States. We now turn to a simple analysis of the relationship the American economy was in recession as the United States is Canada’s major trading partner. As a final project. The finding that a recession in the United States has a significant and negative effect on economic provinces should surprise exactly no one. The United States has been Canada’s largest trading partner for


UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English

“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …

St. Lawrence River and in the southeastern United States. Zizania texana, a cousin of Manomin, is a during Treaty nego- tiations with Canada and the United States. Within Canada, Anishinaabe leaders, with hundreds have heard of the intentional impacts of the United States in undermining Anishinaabeg harvesting rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).7 Within the United States, there is an awakening to the inter- generational their lands and waters, although UNDRIP in the United States remains morally, but not yet legally, binding


CPRC: University of Regina Press · 5 November 2024 English

Uncut explores the significance of the foreskin in contemporary culture The “uncut” penis is viewed by some as attractive or erotic, and by others as ugly or undesirable. Secular parents …

about the foreskin and its removal in the United States of America. While Cuckow and Mouriquand focus foreskin, it has also been hotly debated in the United States and, perhaps by extension, also in Canada. tinely remove the foreskin of infants, the United States is an exception insofar as it circumcises the sameness, not all foreskins are removed in the United States, and many Americans are moving away from the 5. 16 For a fascinating study outside the United States that considers questions of nation and patriotism


Fraser Institute · 1 November 2024 English

Regardless of the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election, it is likely that protectionist pressures will intensify in that country, thereby further threatening Canada’s exports to its largest trading …

would violate US commitments under the Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement. However, a review Free Trade Agreement came into effect. The United States is also Canada’s dominant trade partner for Board, a panel of scholars from Canada, the United States, and Europe to whom it can turn for help in


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 31 October 2024 English

In this publication, the authors offer an analysis of the liquidity challenges facing sovereign states. They identify three key perspectives: the distinction between liquidity and solvency, the implications of rollover …

in Canada and has 501(c)(3) status in the United States. IISD receives core operating support from the


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