The U.S. presidential nomination race resumes Tuesday after a two-week break as four states hold their primaries and caucuses, including Vermont.
The following are some facts about the state:
Vermont has a population of about 608,000, making it the second least populous state in the country.
The state has the second highest proportion of whites, at over 98 percent, and the 48th highest proportion of blacks, at no more than one percent of the population.
According to official statistics in 2005, the state's gross product was 23 billion U.S. dollars, the lowest among the 50 U.S. states.
On March 4, voters do not need to register as Republicans or Democrats to participate in either party's primary.
The winner of the Republican primary can take away all 17 delegates to the nomination convention while 15 delegates will be allocated proportionally among Democratic candidates.
According to previous polls, Republican frontrunner John McCain, who won the state in the 2000 primary, was more than 50 percentage points ahead of his rival, Mike Huckabee.
On the Democratic side, Barack Obama was well favored in the state that stands against the Iraq war and lacks blue-collar manufacturing workers who typically prefer Hillary Clinton.
Source: Xinhua
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