Louisiana - Facts and Figures.

Louisiana - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Baton Rouge April 30, 1812 the 18th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Pelican State Louisianians Union, justice, and confidence LA LAND Total area 134,265 sq km 51,840 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 31st 112,838 sq km 43,567 sq mi Highest point Driskill Mountain 163 m/535 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 49.5 percent (2002) 5.2 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 4,293,204 (2007 estimate) 25th 5.9 percent (1990-2000) 38 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 98 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 72.6 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) New Orleans 454,863 (2005 estimate) Baton Rouge 222,064 (2005 estimate) Shreveport 198,874 (2005 estimate) Lafayette 112,030 (2005 estimate) Lake Charles 70,555 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Whites 63.9 percent (2000) Blacks 32.5 percent (2000) Asians 1.2 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.6 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 73 years (1989-1991) 10 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 393 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 291 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) 21.9 percent (2006) 16.6 (2003) Government spending per student (K-12) $7,638 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 18.3 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 79.4 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Bobby Jindal (term ends January, 2012) Legislature Senate, 39 members House of Representatives, 105 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 7 Electoral votes 9 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $193 billion (2006) $27,219 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.9 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.3 percent (2004) Manufacturing Information technology Mining Transportation and utilities 10.5 percent (2004) 3 percent (2004) 12.9 percent (2004) 6.6 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 14 percent (2004) G overnment 13 percent (2004) Retail trade Wholesale trade Other services 7 percent (2004) 5.1 percent (2004) 23 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 1,990,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 4 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 6.4 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 3 percent (2005 estimate) 0.9 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 16.9 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 79.2 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 159 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 44.1 percent (2003 estimate) 4 books per person (2002) 98,088 km (2005) 60,949 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,453 km (2005) 903 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 4,781 km (2004) 2,971 mi (2004) Airports 10 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.