Saturday, June 26, 2010

USA, Memphis Tenn Cost of Living April 2010

Country Full Name: United States of America.

Location: The United States of America (USA) is in North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.

Country Climate: Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

Country Terrain: Vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii.

Major Languages: English.

Major Religions: Christianity.

Country Population: 304.4 million (2008 est.) 307.2 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of the United States is a capitalist mixed economy, fueled by abundant natural resources, a well-developed infrastructure, and high productivity. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) equal to a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity.

Currency: US Dollar (USD).

Country Inflation: 3.8% (2008 est.) -0.4% (2009 est.).

City: Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. It is the largest city in the state of Tennessee, the third largest in the Southeastern United States, and the 19th largest in the United States.

City Economy: The city's central location has led to much of its business development. Located on the Mississippi River and intersected by several freight railroads and two Interstate highways, Memphis is ideally located for commerce among the transportation and shipping industry.
Cost of Living: Memphis has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Memphis is currently ranked 232 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

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