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XIAMUN - Committies. United States and the United Nations. The United States of America is a charter member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

United States and the United Nations

U.S. role in establishing the UN[edit] The UN is an outgrowth of the Atlantic Charter. It appeared in the Declaration by the United Nations on January 1, 1942, in which 26 nations pledged to continue fighting the Axis powers. The World Factbook. The US has the most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $59,500.

The World Factbook

US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment; however, their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. Based on a comparison of GDP measured at purchasing power parity conversion rates, the US economy in 2014, having stood as the largest in the world for more than a century, slipped into second place behind China, which has more than tripled the US growth rate for each year of the past four decades. In the US, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace.

Imported oil accounts for more than 50% of US consumption and oil has a major impact on the overall health of the economy. A List of United States Allies.