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美国是濒临太平洋和大西洋的海洋大国,全国海岸线漫长,拥有1400万平方公里的海域面积,海洋资源丰富,同时美国也是个海洋经济强国。当前,海洋产业对美国经济的贡献是农业的2.5倍,美国海外贸易总量的95%和价值的37%通过海洋交通运输完成,而外大陆架海洋油气生产还贡献了全美30%的原油和23%的天然气产量。美国经济中,80%的GDP受到了海岸地区的驱动,而GDP的40%以上也是受到了海岸线的驱动,只有8%是来自于陆地领域的驱动。海岸经济和海洋经济对于美国来说非常重要,分别占到就业率的75%和GDP的51%。
The United States is a large marine country on the verge of the Pacific and the Atlantic. Its coastline is long, with 14 million square kilometers of sea area and rich marine resources. The United States is also a maritime economy powerhouse. At present, marine industry contributes 2.5 times the U.S. economy to agriculture. 95% of the total U.S. foreign trade and 37% of its value are completed by ocean transportation. Offshore continental shelf oil and gas production also contributes 30% of the nation’s crude oil and 23% % Of natural gas production. In the U.S. economy, 80% of GDP is driven by the coast, while more than 40% of GDP is driven by the coastline, with only 8% coming from the land. Coastal and marine economies are very important to the United States, accounting for 75% of employment and 51% of GDP, respectively.