NORTH AMERICA: Measures of Economic Development

Population

299.5 million

Arithmetic Pop. Density

42.2/ Sqr. mile

Physiologic Pop.Density

Population Growth Rate

0.06% per year

Life Expectancy

76 years

% Urban Population

75 %

GNP per capita

$ 26,210

Infant Mortality

18.0

% Labor Force in Agric.

%

APPENDIX A

Area and Demographic Data for the World's States

The textbook did not include the units for the data given, Here they are:

LAND AREA: in 1000 square miles
POPULATION: in millions
POPULATION DENSITY: people per square mile
BIRTH RATE: number of births in a year per 1000 people in the population
DEATH RATE: number of deaths in a year out of 1000 people in the population
ANNUAL RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE IN THE POPULATION: % (this number does not include immigration or emigration)
POPULATION DOUBLING TIME: number of years for the population to double in size
INFANT MORTALITY: number of deaths of children age 1 year or less out of 1000 live births
LIFE EXPECTANCE MALES: years
LIFE EXPECTANCY FEMALES: years
PERCENT URBAN: %
PER CAPITA GNP: US dollars