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
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): America's Finest City
Motto: Semper Vigilans (Latin for "Ever Vigilant")
Location of San Diego within San Diego County
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
State	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	List[show]
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
Flag
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	List[show]
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)		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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