host hotels & resorts , inc. , host hotels & resorts , l.p. , and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements 1 . summary of significant accounting policies description of business host hotels & resorts , inc . operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust , or reit , with its operations conducted solely through host hotels & resorts , l.p . host hotels & resorts , l.p. , a delaware limited partnership , operates through an umbrella partnership structure , with host hotels & resorts , inc. , a maryland corporation , as its sole general partner . in the notes to the consolidated financial statements , we use the terms 201cwe 201d or 201cour 201d to refer to host hotels & resorts , inc . and host hotels & resorts , l.p . together , unless the context indicates otherwise . we also use the term 201chost inc . 201d to refer specifically to host hotels & resorts , inc . and the term 201chost l.p . 201d to refer specifically to host hotels & resorts , l.p . in cases where it is important to distinguish between host inc . and host l.p . host inc . holds approximately 99% ( 99 % ) of host l.p . 2019s partnership interests , or op units . consolidated portfolio as of december 31 , 2018 , the hotels in our consolidated portfolio are in the following countries: .

, hotels
united states, 88
brazil, 3
canada, 2
total, 93

basis of presentation and principles of consolidation the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of host inc. , host l.p . and their subsidiaries and controlled affiliates , including joint ventures and partnerships . we consolidate subsidiaries when we have the ability to control them . for the majority of our hotel and real estate investments , we consider those control rights to be ( i ) approval or amendment of developments plans , ( ii ) financing decisions , ( iii ) approval or amendments of operating budgets , and ( iv ) investment strategy decisions . we also evaluate our subsidiaries to determine if they are variable interest entities ( 201cvies 201d ) . if a subsidiary is a vie , it is subject to the consolidation framework specifically for vies . typically , the entity that has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact economic performance consolidates the vie . we consider an entity to be a vie if equity investors own an interest therein that does not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or if such investors do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support . we review our subsidiaries and affiliates at least annually to determine if ( i ) they should be considered vies , and ( ii ) whether we should change our consolidation determination based on changes in the characteristics thereof . three partnerships are considered vie 2019s , as the general partner maintains control over the decisions that most significantly impact the partnerships . the first vie is the operating partnership , host l.p. , which is consolidated by host inc. , of which host inc . is the general partner and holds 99% ( 99 % ) of the limited partner interests . host inc . 2019s sole significant asset is its investment in host l.p . and substantially all of host inc . 2019s assets and liabilities represent assets and liabilities of host l.p . all of host inc . 2019s debt is an obligation of host l.p . and may be settled only with assets of host l.p . the consolidated partnership that owns the houston airport marriott at george bush intercontinental , of which we are the general partner and hold 85% ( 85 % ) of the partnership interests , also is a vie . the total assets of this vie at december 31 , 2018 are $ 48 million and consist primarily of cash and .

Question: what percentage of hotel properties are in the united states?
Program: divide(88, 93)
Answer: 0.94624