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Download or read book Statistical Abstract of the United States 2004 2005 written by United States. Bureau of the Census and published by Bureau of Census. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides tables and graphs of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Each section has an introductory text. Each table and graph has a source note. Appendix 1 includes guides to sources of statistics, State statistical abstracts, and foreign statistical abstracts.
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