Vermont Forklift Parts

Vermont Forklift Parts - The US state of Vermont is located in the northeaster region of the US in the New England region. With a land area of 9,250 square miles or 24,000 km2, the state ranks 43rd in land area, while ranking 45th in total area. The population of the state of Vermont is 630,337, making the state the 2nd smallest within the union, based on the 2010 census. It is the only state within New England not bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont's western border, which it shares together with New York State. The Green Mountains are within the state. It is surrounded by the state of New Hampshire to the east, the state of Massachusetts to the south, the state of New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec towards the north.

Vermont is the leading producer of maple syrup in the US. Montpelier is the state capital, which with 7,705 inhabitants is the least-populated state capital in the United States. The state's most crowded city is Burlington, which has a metro population of 211,261 residents.

Forbes Magazine ranked the state of Vermont, the 32nd leading state in which to do business. The previous year the state ranked 30th in the same report. During the month of May 2010, Vermont's 6.2 percent unemployment rate was the fourth lowest in the country. This rate reflects the second sharpest decline among the 50 states since the previous month of May.

Agriculture contributes $2.6 billion, roughly 12%, indirectly and directly to the state's economy. However, another study claims that agriculture contributes 2.2 percent of the state's domestic product. In the year 2000, roughly 3 percent of the state's working population engaged in agriculture.

Due to the over-cutting and exploitation of the forests over the last two centuries, logging has fallen making the forests of Vermont less attractive. Though the decline of farms, due to ecological succession resulting in a re-growth of Vermont's forests. Nowadays, most of Vermont's forests are secondary. The state of Vermont as well as non-profit organizations are actively encouraging re-growth and careful forest management. More than 78% of the land area of the state is forested. More than 85 percent of that area is private, non-industrial forestland owned by individuals or families.

There were 543 organic farms during the year 2009. 23% of the vegetable farms were organic, whilst 20% of the dairy farms were organic. Organic farming increased during 2006/2007, but leveled off during 2008-09. Nor are any expected for the year 2010.

An essential and growing part of the economy of Vermont is the sale and manufacture of fancy foods, artisan foods, and novelty items trading in part upon the Vermont "brand" which Vermont manages and defends. Examples of these specialty exports consist of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Cabot Cheese, Fine Paints of Europe, Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, ginseng growers, several micro breweries, Lake Champlain Chocolates, Burton Snowboards, King Arthur Flour, and Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream.