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Full Name Houston Area 1,502 sq km 580 sq miles Population 1,800,000 Time Zone GMT/UTC -6 () 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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