Washington DC Info
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:09 am Post subject: WASHINGTON DC TRAVEL INFORMATION / WASHINGTON DC GUIDE |
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WASHINGTON DC TRAVEL INFORMATION
Full Name
Washington DC
Area
170 sq km
66 sq miles
Population
570,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC -5 (Eastern Time)
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.
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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