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United States Government Capital name: Washington, DC; geographic coordinates: 38 53 N, 77 02 W; time difference: UTC-5 (during Standard Time); daylight saving time: 1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note: the 50 United States cover six time zones

United States Government Executive branch chief of state: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; head of government: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001); cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval; elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each state; president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held on 4 November 2008); election results: George W. BUSH reelected president; percent of popular vote - George W. BUSH 50.9%, John KERRY 48.1%, other 1.0%

Louisiana Latitude Facts: 31.1801 and Louisiana Longitude Facts: -91.8749

United States People Birth rate (births/1,000 population) 14.18 births/1,000 population (2008 estimate)

United States People Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population) 2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 estimate)

Louisiana's County Facts:

Acadia County Allen County Ascension County Assumption County Avoyelles County Beauregard County Bienville County Bossier County Caddo County Calcasieu County Caldwell County Cameron County Catahoula County Claiborne County Concordia County De Soto County East Baton Rouge County East Carroll County East Feliciana County Evangeline County Franklin County Grant County Iberia County Iberville County Jackson County Jefferson County Jefferson Davis County La Salle County Lafayette County Lafourche County Lincoln County Livingston County Madison County Morehouse County Natchitoches County Orleans County Ouachita County Plaquemines County Pointe Coupee County Rapides County Red River County Richland County Sabine County Saint Bernard County Saint Charles County Saint Helena County Saint James County Saint Landry County Saint Martin County Saint Mary County Saint Tammany County St John the Baptist County Tangipahoa County Tensas County Terrebonne County Union County Vermilion County Vernon County Washington County Webster County West Baton Rouge County West Carroll County West Feliciana County Winn County

United States Economy Current account balance-$731.2 billion (2007 estimate)

Source: CIA - The World Factbook