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The City of Dallas

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Published on Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:42
Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
Dallas
—  City  —

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Nickname(s): "Big D"
Location in Dallas County and the state of Texas
Dallas is located in United States
Dallas
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°46′58″N 96°48′14″W
Country United States
State Texas
Incorporated February 2, 1856
Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton,Rockwall, Kaufman
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Body Dallas City Council
 • Mayor Mike Rawlings
Area
 • City 385.8 sq mi (999.3 km2)
 • Land 340.5 sq mi (881.9 km2)
 • Water 45.3 sq mi (117.4 km2)
Elevation 430 ft (131 m)
Population (2010 United States Census)[1]
 • City 1,197,816 (9th U.S.)
 • Density 3,518/sq mi (1,358.2/km2)
 • Metro 6,371,773 (4th U.S.)
 • Demonym Dallasite
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC-5)
Area code 214, 469, 972
FIPS code 48-19000[2]
GNIS feature ID 1380944[3]
ZIP code prefix 752,753
Primary Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport- DFW (Major/International)
Secondary Airport Dallas Love Field- DAL (Major)
Website www.dallascityhall.com

Alaska

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Published on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 18:38
Written by Brad Balfour
State of Alaska
Flag of Alaska State seal of Alaska
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Nickname(s): The Last Frontier
Motto(s): North to the Future
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Official language(s) None[1][2]
Spoken language(s) English 89.7%,
Native North American 5.2%,
Spanish 2.9%
Demonym Alaskan
Capital Juneau
Largest city Anchorage
Area Ranked 1st in the US
- Total 663,268 sq mi
(1,717,854 km2)
- Width 2,261 miles (3,639 km)
- Length 1,420 miles (2,285 km)
- % water 13.77
- Latitude 51°20'N to 71°50'N
- Longitude 130°W to 172°E
Population Ranked 47th in the US
- Total 698,473 (2009 est.)[3]
626,932 (2000)
- Density 1.03/sq mi  (0.4/km2)
Ranked 50th in the US
- Median income US$64,333 (4th)
Elevation
- Highest point Mount McKinley[4]
20,320 ft  (6,193.7 m)
- Mean 1900 ft  (580 m)
- Lowest point Sea level
0 ft  (0 m)
Before statehood Alaska Territory
Admission to Union January 3, 1959 (49th)
Governor Sean Parnell (R)
Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell (R)
Legislature Alaska Legislature
- Upper house Senate
- Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R)
Mark Begich (D)
U.S. House delegation Don Young (R) (list)
Time zones
- east of 169° 30' Alaska: UTC-9/DST-8
- west of 169° 30' Aleutian: UTC-10/DST-9
Abbreviations AK US-AK
Website http://www.alaska.gov

Philadelphia

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Published on Monday, 20 December 2010 21:45
Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
City of Philadelphia
—  Consolidated city-county  —
From top left, the Philadelphia skyline, a statue of Benjamin Franklin, the Liberty Bell, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia City Hall, and Independence Hall

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Nickname(s): "Philly", "City of Brotherly Love","The Illadelph",[1][2]"The City that Loves you Back", "Cradle of Liberty", "The Quaker City", "The Birthplace of America","The City of Neighborhoods"
Motto: "Philadelphia maneto" ("Let brotherly love endure")
City of Philadelphia is located in the USA
City of Philadelphia
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°57′12″N 75°10′12″W / 39.95333°N 75.17°W / 39.95333; -75.17
Country United States United States
Commonwealth Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
County Philadelphia
Founded October 27, 1682
Incorporated October 25, 1701
Government
 - Mayor Michael Nutter (D)
Area
 - Consolidated city-county 369.3 km2 (142.6 sq mi)
 - Land 326.144 km2 (135.1 sq mi)
 - Water 19.6 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
 - Urban 4,660.7 km2 (1,799.5 sq mi)
 - Metro 11,989 km2 (4,629 sq mi)
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Population (July 1st, 2008 (revised December 2, 2009))
 - Consolidated city-county 1,547,901 (6th)
 - Density 4,405.4/km2 (11,457/sq mi)
 - Urban 5,325,000
 - Metro 5,838,471
 - CSA 6,385,461
 - Demonym Philadelphian
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 191xx
Area code(s) 215, 267
Website http://www.phila.gov

South Africa

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Published on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 22:45
Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: !ke e: ǀxarra ǁke  (ǀXam)
"Unity In Diversity"
Anthem: National anthem of South Africa
Capital Pretoria (executive)
Bloemfontein (judicial)
Cape Town (legislative)
Largest city Johannesburg (2006) [2]
Official language(s)
Ethnic groups  79.4% Black
9.2% White
8.8% Coloured
2.6% Asian[4]
Demonym South African
Government Constitutional parliamentary republic
 -  President Jacob Zuma
 -  Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe
 -  NCOP Chairman M. J. Mahlangu
 -  National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu
 -  Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo
Independence from the United Kingdom 
 -  Union 31 May 1910 
 -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 
 -  Republic 31 May 1961 
Area
 -  Total 1,221,037 km2 (25th)
471,443 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) Negligible
Population
 -  2010 estimate 49,991,300[4] (25th)
 -  2001 census 44,819,778[5] 
 -  Density 41/km2 (170th)
106.2/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate
 -  Total $505.214 billion[6] 
 -  Per capita $10,243[6] 
GDP (nominal) 2009 estimate
 -  Total $287.219 billion[6] 
 -  Per capita $5,823[6] 
Gini (2000) 57.8 (high) 
HDI (2009) 0.683 increase (medium) (129th)
Currency Rand (ZAR)
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Drives on the left
ISO 3166 code ZA
Internet TLD .za
Calling code +27

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