Kentucky is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Official name: Commonwealth of Kentucky
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Government: Federal presidential constitutional republic
Independence: 04.07.1726
US-State since: 1.06.1792
The language is English. The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort. The country has an area of 104.659 km² (for comparison: United Kingdom 315.093 km²). In Kentucky there is a population of 4.339.367 and 25.527 only in Frankfort. The currency is United States dollar ($) (USD) ...
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% man: 99% woman: 99% (2003 est.)
16,2% of GDP (2009) - at a density of doctor: 2,672 doctors / 1.000 citizen (2004) - mit 3,1 hospital beds / 1.000 citizen hospital beds per capita
Per year a resident earned (GDP per capita): $48,100 (2011 est.) $47,800 (2010 est.) $46,800 (2009 est.)
Total gross domnestic product as an indicator of prosperity: $15.04 trillion (2011 est.) $14.82 trillion (2010 est.) $14.38 trillion (2009 est.)
The unemployment rate was: 9% (2011 est.) 9,6% (2010 est.)
Percentage of public debt: 69.4% of GDP (2011 est.) 62.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
External public debt in US Dollars: $14,71 trillion (30 June 2011) $13,98 trillion (30 June 2010)
Exports: $1,511 trillion (2011 est.) $1,289 trillion (2010 est.)
Imports: $2,314 trillion (2011 est.) $1,935 trillion (2010 est.)
Foreign exchange and gold reserves: $132.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $130.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Military spending: 4.06% of GDP (2005 est.)
Mobile phones: 295 Millionen (2009)
Internet users: 2,5 Millionen (2009)
Number of airports: 15.079 (2010)
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