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Dublin Baile Átha Cliath |
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From upper left: Samuel Beckett Bridge, Grand Canal Theatre, International Financial Services Centre, Four Courts, The Custom House, and Dublin Castle. | |||
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Motto: Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas "The citizens' obedience is the city's happiness"[1] |
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Location of Dublin in Ireland | |||
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Country | ![]() |
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Province | Leinster | ||
Government | |||
- Type | City Council | ||
- Headquarters | Dublin City Hall | ||
- Lord Mayor | Gerry Breen | ||
- Dáil Éireann | Dublin Central Dublin North Central Dublin North East Dublin North West Dublin South Central Dublin South East |
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- European Parliament | Dublin constituency | ||
Area | |||
- City | 114.99 km2 (44.4 sq mi) | ||
- Urban | 921 km2 (355.6 sq mi) | ||
Population | |||
- City | 506,211 | ||
- Density | 4,398/km2 (11,390.8/sq mi) | ||
- Urban | 1,045,769 | ||
- Metro | 1,661,185 | ||
- Demonym | Dubliner, Dub | ||
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Time zone | WET (UTC0) | ||
- Summer (DST) | IST (UTC+1) | ||
Postal districts | D1-18, 20, 22, 24, D6W | ||
Area code(s) | 01 | ||
Website | www.dublincity.ie |
Dallas | |||
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Nickname(s): "Big D" | |||
Location in Dallas County and the state of Texas | |||
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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 |
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Primary Airport | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport- DFW (Major/International) | ||
Secondary Airport | Dallas Love Field- DAL (Major) | ||
Website | www.dallascityhall.com |
State of Alaska | |||||
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Nickname(s): The Last Frontier | |||||
Motto(s): North to the Future | |||||
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 |