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San Francisco
City and county
City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco from the Marin Headlands, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the foreground

Flag

Seal
Nickname(s): The City by the Bay; Fog City; S.F.; Frisco;[1][2][3][4] The City that Knows How (antiquated);[5] Baghdad by the Bay (antiquated);[6] The Paris of the West[7]
Motto: Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra
(English: "Gold in Peace, Iron in War")
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Caribbean [ West Indies ]
Antillas (orthographic projection).svg
Area 2,754,000 km2 (1,063,000 sq mi)
Land area 239,681 km2 (92,541 sq mi)
Population (2009) 39,169,962[1]
Density 151.5 /km2 (392 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Afro-Caribbean, European, Indo-Caribbean, Chinese Caribbean,[2] Amerindians (Arawak, Caribs, Tanos)
Demonym West Indian, Caribbean person, Caribbean
Languages Spanish, English, French, Dutch, others
Government 13 sovereign states
17 dependent territories
Largest cities Santo Domingo
Havana
Santiago de los Caballeros
Port-au-Prince
Kingston
Santiago de Cuba
San Juan
Holgun
Fort-de-France
Port of Spain
Internet TLD Multiple
Calling code Multiple
Time zone UTC-5 to UTC-4
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Argentine Republic[A]
Repblica Argentina (Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "En unin y libertad" (Spanish)
"In Unity and Freedom"
Anthem: Himno Nacional Argentino (Spanish)
Argentine National Anthem
Mainland Argentina shown in dark green, with territorial claims shown in light green.

Mainland Argentina shown in dark green, with territorial claims shown in light green.

Capital
and largest city
Buenos Aires
3436'S 5823'W
Official languages Spanish
Ethnic groups (2008)
  • 97% European
  • 1.5% Amerindian
  • 0.2.% Asian
  • 1.5% Other/Mestizo[2]
Demonym
  • Argentine
  • Argentinian
  • Argentinean (uncommon)
Government Federal presidential constitutional republic
- President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner
- Vice President Amado Boudou
- Supreme Court President Ricardo Lorenz
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Republic of Austria
Republik sterreich
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem:
  • Land der Berge, Land am Strome (German)
  • Land of Mountains, Land by the River

Location of  Austria  (dark green)– in Europe  (green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Location of Austria (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Vienna
4812'N 1621'E
Official languages German
Regional
languages[1]
  • 2.3% Turkish
  • 2.2% Serbian
  • 1.6% Croatian
  • 5.3% Others (Slovene and Hungarian)
Ethnic groups (2011)
  • 81.1% Austrians[2]
  • 7.0% ex-Yugoslavs
  • 4.0% Turks
  • 7.9% other / unspecified[3]
Demonym Austrian
Government Federal parliamentary republic
- President Heinz Fischer
- Chancellor Werner Faymann (SP)
- President of the National Council Barbara Prammer (SP)
Legislature Parliament
- Upper house Federal Council
- Lower house National Council
Independence
- Duchy 1156
- Archduchy 1453
- Empire 1804
- First Republic 1918–1934
- Federal State 1934–1938
- Anschluss 1938–1945
- Second Republic since 1945
- State Treaty in effect 27 July 1955
Area
- Total 83,855 km2 (115th)
32,377 sq mi
- Water (%) 1.7
Population
- 2011 estimate 8,414,638[4] (92nd)
- 2001 census 8,032,926
- Density 100.3/km2 (107th)
257/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2012 estimate
- Total $359.021 billion[5]
- Per capita $42,408[5]
GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate
- Total $398.594 billion[5]
- Per capita $47,083[5]
Gini (2007) 26[6]
low
HDI (2013) Increase 0.895[7]
very high 18th
Currency Euro (€)d (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Drives on the right
Calling code +43
ISO 3166 code AT
Internet TLD .ate

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