Philadelphia Info
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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:05 am Post subject: PHILADELPHIA TRAVEL INFORMATION / PHILADELPHIA TRAVEL GUIDE |
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PHILADELPHIA TRAVEL INFORMATION
Full Name
Philadelphia
Area
136 sq km
53 sq miles
Population
1,600,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC -5 ()
Daylight Saving Start
first Sunday in April
Daylight Saving End
last Sunday in October
Languages
English (essential)
American English encompasses a multitude of regional accents of differing degrees of intelligibility.
Spanish (other)
Spanish has effective dual-language status in parts of southern California, New Mexico, Texas and Miami.
Native American languages (other)
There are 400,000 speakers of Native American dialects.
Religion
Protestant (50%), Roman Catholic (25%), Jewish (2%), Muslim (1%)
Currency
US Dollar (US$)
Electricity
110V 60Hz
Electric Plug Details
American-style plug with two parallel flat blades above a circular grounding pin
Japanese-style plug with two parallel flat blades |
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