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Population:
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Total Population: 307.2 million |
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Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 14,204.3 billion US dollars |
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Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 14,204.3 billion international dollars |
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Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 47,580 US dollars |
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Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 46,970 international dollars |
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Index: 1.0 Rank 25 IT Salaries: |
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Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 100 percent of US |
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Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 100 percent of US |
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IT Project Manager: 100 percent of US |
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Index: 1.0 Rank 25 BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
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Junior BPO Resource: 100 percent of US |
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Skilled BPO Resource: 100 percent of US |
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Operations Manager: 100 percent of US |
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Index: 2.6 Rank 25 BPO Salaries (Voice): |
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Customer Service Representative: 100 percent of US |
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Sr. Customer Service Representative: 100 percent of US |
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Index: 5.8 Rank 25 Real Estate: |
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Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 49 US$/sf/yr |
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Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 32.7 US$/sf/yr |
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Note: Occupancy costs are averages across New York (downtown), Washington DC, and San Francisco. |
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Index: 7.0 Rank 25 Taxes: |
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Corporate Tax Rates: 40 percent |
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Indirect Tax Rates: 0 percent |
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SMB Effective Tax Rate: 46.3 percent |
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Note: There is no national Value Added Tax (VAT) in the United States, however, many states and local jurisdictions levy sales taxes. |
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Index: 1.9 Rank 25 Workforce: |
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Total Workforce: 154.3 millions |
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Index: 6.3 Rank 25 Outsourcing Sector: |
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Exports of Computer & Information Services: 12,600 million US dollars |
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Exports of Misc. Business Services: 87,000 million US dollars |
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Index: 8.4 Rank 25 Basic Education: |
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Adult Literacy: 99 percent of population |
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Public Expenditure on Education: 5.3 percent of GDP |
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Index: 7.6 Rank 25 Educational Achievement: |
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Math Achievement: 474 PISA mathematics scale |
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Science Achievement: 489 PISA science scale |
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Note: Reading data is not available for the US in the 2006 PISA study. |
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Index: 5.8 Rank 25 University Graduates: |
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University Educated Population: 36.2 percent of population |
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Annual University Graduates: 2,639 thousands |
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Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 422 thousands |
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Index: 8.9 Rank 25 Technological Readiness: |
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Internet Access: 74 users per 100 inhabitants |
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Broadband Internet Access: 25.3 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 7.1 Rank 25 Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
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Economic Competitiveness: 5.5 GCI score |
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Macroeconomic Stability: 4.3 GCI Score |
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Index: 7.6 Rank 25 Infrastructure: |
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Quality of Roads: 5.9 index (1-7) |
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Quality of Electric Supply: 6.4 index (1-7) |
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Mobile Phone Penetration: 86.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 10.0 Rank 25 Labor Market Efficiency: |
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Rigidity of Employment: 0 index (0-100) |
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Cost of Firing Employees: 0 weeks of salary |
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Index: 9.8 Rank 25 Regulation: |
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Overall Ease of Doing Business: 4 rank (1-183) |
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Complexity of Starting a Business: 6 days to register a start-up |
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Complexity of Paying Taxes: 187 hours per year |
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Index: 7.3 Rank 25 Corruption: |
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Corruption Perceptions: 7.3 CPI index |
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Index: 8.7 Rank 25 Legal Protection: |
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Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 32 number |
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Time to Enforce Contracts: 300 days |
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Cost to Enforce Contracts: 14.4 percent of claim |
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Index: 8.7 Rank 25 Intellectual Property Protection: |
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Intellectual Property Protection: 5.4 index (1-7) |
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Software Piracy: 20 percent |