UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : HAWAI'I
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General useful information |
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
State and population |
capital: Honolulu // state code ISO: HI ; FIPS: US15 |
surface: 16637 sq.km = 6423 sq.mi // rank in USA: 47 // location: North Pacific |
climate: subtropical, with wide variations in rainfall |
entered USA as 50th state on: 1959-08-21 |
administrative division: 5 counties |
total population according to the census of 2000: 1,211,537 |
population density 2000: 73 per sq.km = 189 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: 9,3% |
main ethnic groups: white 24%; black 2%; Asian 42%; Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 9%; other 23% |
Economy and infrastructure |
chief crops: sugar, pineapples, macadamia nuts, fruits, coffee, vegetables, floriculture |
livestock (1000s): cattle: 150 / pigs: 26 / poultry: 722, broilers 1000 |
timber/lumber: NA |
chief industries: tourism, defense, sugar, pineapples |
chief industrial products: processed sugar, canned pineapple, clothing, foods, printing & publishing |
chief mining products: crushed stone, portland and masonry cement, sand & gravel, gemstones |
Some physical landmarks |
highest point in the state: Mauna Kea 4205 m = 13796 ft |
other mountains: Mauna Loa 4169, Puu Makanaka 3784, Sulphur Cone 3453, Red Hill 3055 |
lowest point in the state: sea level |
lakes: none, or of no importance |
artificial lakes: none, or of no importance |
rivers: only some small rivers to drain the mountain slopes |
others: islands: see table of the administrative division // deserts: none |
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
other important features: |
nick name(s): Aloha State |
motto: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness |
song: Hawai'i Pono'i |
flower: Yellow hibiscus // bird: Hawaiian goose // tree: Kukui (Candlenut) |
primary sources: |
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas |
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File created on 2003.02.23 by Jan Lahmeyer
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