What is American culture? There is no one answer to this question, and everyone you ask will probably give you a slightly different answer! The reason is because the United States of America is a diverse land as can be seen in these stats below (as obtained from the World Factbook linked to the right). Note: Numbers are estimates and rounded. For more exact numbers, click on the links to the right.

• Total Land Mass:   9.6 million square kilometers
   
• Total Population:   293 million
   
• Life Expectancy:   77 years
   
• Major Ethnic Groups:   77.1% white, 12.9% black, 4.2% Asian
   
• Religious Affiliations:   56% Protestants, 28% Roman Catholic,
  2% Jewish, 4% Other, 10% No affiliation
   
• Literacy Rate:   97%
   
• Unemployment:   6.2%
   
• Number of cell phone:   141 million
   
• Number of Internet Users:   159 million