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City of San Diego

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Published on Sunday, 24 July 2011 15:08
Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
San Diego
—  City  —
City of San Diego
Images from top, left to right: San Diego Skyline, Coronado Bridge, museum in Balboa Park, Serra Museum in Presidio Park and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse

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Seal
Nickname(s): America's Finest City
Motto: Semper Vigilans (Latin for "Ever Vigilant")
Location of San Diego
within San Diego County
San Diego is located in USA
San Diego
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°42′54″N 117°09′45″WCoordinates: 32°42′54″N 117°09′45″W
Country United States United States
State California California
County San Diego
Founded July 16, 1769
Incorporated March 27, 1850
Government
 - Type Mayor-council
 - Body San Diego City Council
 - Mayor Jerry Sanders
 - City Attorney Jan Goldsmith
 - City Council members
Area[1]
 - City 372.398 sq mi (964.506 km2)
 - Land 325.188 sq mi (842.233 km2)
 - Water 47.210 sq mi (122.273 km2)  12.68%
Elevation 72–400 ft (22 m)
Population (Census 2010)
 - City 1,307,402
 - Rank 1st in San Diego County
2nd in California
8th in the United States
 - Density 3,510.8/sq mi (1,355.5/km2)
 - Metro 3,095,313
Demonym San Diegan
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 92101-92117, 92119-92124, 92126-92140, 92142, 92145, 92147, 92149-92155, 92158-92172, 92174-92177, 92179, 92182, 92184, 92186, 92187, 92190-92199
Area code(s) 619, 858
FIPS code 66000
GNIS feature ID 1661377
Website www.sandiego.gov

Nairobi

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Published on Friday, 20 May 2011 18:25
Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
Nairobi
—  City —
Nairobi skyline viewed from Westlands

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Nairobi is located in Kenya
Nairobi
Location of Nairobi
Coordinates: 1°17′S 36°49′ECoordinates: 1°17′S 36°49′E
Country Kenya
Region Nairobi region
County Nairobi County
Founded 1899
Constituencies of Nairobi
Government
- Mayor Cllr. George Aladwa, interim Mayor
Area
- Total 696 km2 (268.7 sq mi)
Elevation 1,661 m (5,450 ft)
Population (2009)
- Total 3,138,295
- Density 4,509/km2 (11,678.3/sq mi)
[1]
Demonym Nairobian
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Area code(s) 020
Twin Cities
- Denver, Colorado USA
Website http://www.nairobicity.go.ke

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Republic of Kenya

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Published on Monday, 16 May 2011 13:08
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Republic of Kenya
Jamhuri ya Kenya
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Harambee" (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"O God of All Creation"
Capital
(and largest city)		 Nairobi
1°16′S 36°48′E
Official language(s) Swahili, English[1]
Demonym Kenyan
Government Semi-presidential Republic
- President Mwai Kibaki
- Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Independence from the United Kingdom
- Date 12 December 1963
- Republic declared 12 December 1964
Area
- Total 580,367 km2 (47th)
224,080 sq mi
- Water (%) 2.3
Population
- July 2011 estimate 41 million[2] (33rd)
- August 24–25, 2009 census 38,610,097[3]
- Density 67.2/km2 (140th)
174.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $66.032 billion[4]
- Per capita $1,661[4]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $32.163 billion[4]
- Per capita $809[4]
HDI (2010) increase 0.470[5] (low) (128th)
Currency Kenyan shilling (KES)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the left
ISO 3166 code KE
Internet TLD .ke
Calling code +254
1. According to cia.gov, estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex, than would otherwise be expected.[2]

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Kingdom of Norway

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Published on Monday, 09 May 2011 11:56
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Kingdom of Norway
Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål)
Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Royal: Alt for Norge
("Everything for Norway")
1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enig og tro til Dovre faller
("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble")
Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet
("Yes, we love this country")
Royal anthem: Kongesangen
("The King's Song")
Location of  Norway  (dark green)on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Location of Norway (dark green)

on the European continent (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Capital
(and largest city)		 Oslo
59°56′N 10°41′E
Official language(s) Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
Recognised regional languages Northern Sami, Lule Sami, Kven and Southern Sami
Demonym Norwegian
Government Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- King King Harald V
- Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (AP)
- President of the Storting Dag Terje Andersen (AP)
- Chief Justice Tore Schei
- Current coalition Red-Green Coalition
Legislature Storting
Establishment
- Unification 872
- Constitution 17 May 1814
- Dissolution of union with Sweden declared 7 June 1905
- Reich Commissariat of Norway 9 April 1940
8 May 1945
Area
- Total 385,252 km2 (61st1)
148,746 sq mi
- Water (%) 7.03
Population
- 2011 estimate 4,957,200 (116th)
- 2001 census 4,503,436
- Density 12.5/km2 (211th)
31/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $255.285 billion[1]
- Per capita $52,012[1]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $414.462 billion[1]
- Per capita $84,443[1]
Gini (2000) 25.8 (low) (5th)
HDI (2010) increase 0.938[2] (very high) (1st)
Currency Norwegian krone (NOK)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Date formats dd.mm.yyyy
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code NO
Internet TLD .no2
Calling code 47
1 Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen. (Without these two areas, the area of Norway is 323,802 km2, placing it 67th in the world.[3])
2 Two more TLDs have been assigned, but to date not used: .sj for Svalbard and Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island.
3 This percentage is for the mainland and also includes glaciers[4]

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