ACT Alliance

ACT in United States of America

Organisations with HQ in United States of America

• Church World Service (CWS)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
• International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
• Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)
• United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)

Organisations funding work in United States of America

• Church World Service (CWS)
• Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)

About United States of America

• Population: 314.7 million (UN, 2009)
• Capital: Washington DC
• Largest city: New York City
• Area: 9.8 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
• Major language: English
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 77 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
• Main exports: Computers and electrical machinery, vehicles, chemical products, food and live animals, military equipment and aircraft
• GNI per capita: US $47,580 (World Bank, 2008)