ABSTRACT
The United States encompasses 9 million sq km, with federal landlords administering 311 million ha-an area equal in size to India. In addition, the government manages/oversees more than 15 million sq km within the country’s exclusive economic zone. As the government owns the land and its resources, it operates much like a business and, in fact, receives considerable income from its subareal and subaqueous resource-producing real estate.
