| Location:State of Texas, central southern USA. |
| Dialling code:1. |
| Population:1,199,809 (city); 3,693,501 (metropolitan area). |
| Time zone:GMT - 6 (GMT - 5 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November). |
| Electricity:110 volts AC, 50Hz; flat two-pin plugs are standard. |
| Average January temperatures:6.5ºC (43.5ºF). |
| Average July temperatures:29.5ºC (85.5ºF). |
| Annual rainfall:856mm (33 inches). |
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1 American Dollar (US$1) = £0.51; C$1.17; A$1.26; €0.76
Currency conversion rates as of January 2007 |
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