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Alaska
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 18:38
- Written by Brad Balfour
| State 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% |
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| Demonym | Alaskan | ||||
| Capital | Juneau | ||||
| Largest city | Anchorage | ||||
| Area | Ranked 1st in the US | ||||
| - Total | 663,268 sq mi (1,717,854 km2) |
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| - 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) |
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| - Density | 1.03/sq mi (0.4/km2) Ranked 50th in the US |
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| - Median income | US$64,333 (4th) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| - Highest point | Mount McKinley[4] 20,320 ft (6,193.7 m) |
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| - Mean | 1900 ft (580 m) | ||||
| - Lowest point | Sea level 0 ft (0 m) |
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| 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) |
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| 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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- Category: Travel FAQ
- Published on Monday, 20 December 2010 21:45
- Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
| City of Philadelphia | |||
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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") | |||
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  City of Philadelphia | |||
| Coordinates: 39°57′12″N 75°10′12″W / 39.95333°N 75.17°W | |||
| Country | United States  | ||
| Commonwealth | 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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- Category: Travel FAQ
- Published on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 22:45
- Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
Japan
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- Category: Travel FAQ
- Published on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 16:53
- Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
| State of Japan | ||||||
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Anthem:   Kimigayo (君が代) | ||||||
Government Seal: Paulownia (五七桐 Go-Shichi no Kiri) | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Tokyo (de facto) 35°41′N 139°46′E / 35.683°N 139.767°E | |||||
| Official language(s) | None[1] | |||||
| Recognised regional languages | Aynu itak, Eastern Japanese, Western Japanese, Ryukyuan, and several other Japanese dialects | |||||
| National language National Scripts | Japanese Kanji Hiragana Katakana | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 98.5% Japanese, 0.5% Korean, 0.4% Chinese, 0.6% other[2] | |||||
| Demonym | Japanese | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Emperor | Akihito | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Naoto Kan (DPJ) | ||||
| Legislature | National Diet | |||||
| - | Upper House | House of Councillors | ||||
| - | Lower House | House of Representatives | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | National Foundation Day | February 11, 660 BC[3] | ||||
| - | Meiji Constitution | November 29, 1890 | ||||
| - | Current constitution | May 3, 1947 | ||||
| - | Treaty of San Francisco | April 28, 1952 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 377,944 km2 [4](61st) 145,925 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 0.8 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2010 estimate | 127,360,000[5] (10th) | ||||
| - | 2004 census | 127,333,002 | ||||
| - | Density | 337.1/km2 (36th) 873.1/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $4.267 trillion[6] (3rd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $33,478[6] (23rd) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $5.273 trillion[6] (2nd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $41,366[6] (17th) | ||||
| Gini | 38.1 (2002)[7] | |||||
| HDI (2007) |  0.884[8] (very high) (11th) | |||||
| Currency | International Symbol ¥ Pronounced (Yen) Japanese Symbol 円 (or 圓 in Traditional Kanji) Pronounced (En) (JPY) | |||||
| Time zone | JST (UTC+9) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC) | ||||
| Date formats | yyyy-mm-dd yyyy年m月d日 Era yy年m月d日 (CE−1988) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | JP | |||||
| Internet TLD | .jp | |||||
| Calling code | 81 | |||||
listen); Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon), officially the State of Japan (日本国
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