Year in and year out, the hot spot for the most lightning per square mile is in central Florida. Other lightning hot spots vary from year to year, but in Gulf Coast areas of northwest Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and east-central Texas usually trail central Florida in strike density. See similar questions...

Because significant numbers of females continue to emigrate from countries where FGC is practiced, the population of females in the United States who have undergone FGC or who are at risk for FGC is increasing.3 Immigrants and refugees often establish social support systems and networks in the West that reflect the social and cultural diversity of their country or origin or ethnic group. See similar questions...

Swamp eels were first introduced to the United States in Hawaii some time around 1900. It was first identified as being present in the continental United States in 1994 based on specimens collected in ponds at the Chattahoochee Nature Center north of Atlanta, Georgia. See similar questions...

In recent years, the American Red Cross has responded to more than 66,000 natural and man-made disasters annually. In 1996, the Red Cross responded to 68,121 domestic disasters, including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, hazardous materials spills, civil disturbances, explosions, and transportation accidents. See similar questions...

No, but it does have more than 17 million books, as well as nearly 95 million maps, manuscripts, photographs, films, audio and video recordings, prints and drawings, and other special collections. Get more detailed statistics. See similar questions...

CWD is relatively rare. In Colorado, for example, fewer than 200 cases, mostly in mule deer, have been documented since 1981. In checking hunter-harvested animals, less than 6% of deer and 1% of elk in north-central and northeastern Colorado were found to have CWD. Similar surveillance in southeastern Wyoming also indicated that less than 7% of deer had CWD. Deer and elk checked outside these areas in Colorado and Wyoming did not have CWD. See similar questions...

Yes. The standard electrical voltage in Britain is 240 v AC, 50HZ. A three square pronged adapter plug and/or electric converter for American appliances like laptops, hairdryers, curling irons, alarm clocks, etc. is required. See similar questions...

No, the United States does not have a designated national insect. However, Congress did consider the Monarch butterfly as the national insect, but the legislation did not pass. Some U.S. states have "state insects," which are usually noted on state government web sites. See similar questions...

The U.S./Mexico border is the primary point of entry for cocaine shipments being smuggled into the United States. According to a recent interagency intelligence assessment, approximately 65 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States crosses the Southwest border. Cocaine is readily available in nearly all major cities in the United States. Organized crime groups operating in Colombia control the worldwide supply of cocaine. See similar questions...

Yes. The United States has many valuable geographical indications that have been in use in the United States for decades. Names like IDAHO POTATOES, or FLORIDA ORANGES, or VIDALIA ONIONS, or NAPA VALLEY WINES, or WASHINGTON STATE APPLES have been used in the United States and are protected under U.S. trademark laws against unfair competition and trademark infringement, whether or not they are registered with the USPTO. See similar questions...

You can either visit our International partners at here or contact the International department at ++ 1-760-734-4729. See similar questions...

ounces or a “shot” of 80-proof distilled spirits or liquor (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey, etc). See similar questions...

There is not a full population count of all individuals with an ASD in the United States. However, using the prevalence data stated above, we can estimate that if 4 million children are born in the United States every year and assuming the prevalence rate has been constant over the past two decades, we can estimate that up to 560,000 individuals between the ages of 0 to 21 have an ASD. However, many of these individuals may not be classified as having an ASD until school-age or later. See similar questions...

In December 2003, a dairy cow went down after calving, was tested, and was found positive for BSE in the state of Washington. This is the only case of BSE ever reported in the United States and this animal was traced to a Canadian herd that was sold in a herd sale dispersal. Although a coordinated, effective response was made by the cattle industry, and State and Federal officials, public concern nationally and internationally was very high. See similar questions...

In the United States, cholera was prevalent in the 1800s but has been virtually eliminated by modern sewage and water treatment systems. However, as a result of improved transportation, more persons from the United States travel to parts of Africa, Asia, or Latin America where epidemic cholera is occurring . U.S. travelers to areas with epidemic cholera may be exposed to the cholera bacterium. See similar questions...

of 2005, 20.8 million people-7.0% of the population-have diabetes; 1.5 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2005. See similar questions...

The short answer is YES. However we ship only to the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. If you need parts in other parts of the world, we recommend using a package fowarding service such as provided by AccessUSA, Mailbox Exchange, USA2me.com, and others. See similar questions...