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Albuquerque
The United States of America is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 448,607 as of the 2000 U.S. census. As of the 2005 census estimate, the city's population was 494,236, with a metropolitan population of 797,940. In 2005, Albuquerque ranked as the 33rd-largest city and 62nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. The metropolitan population includes the city of Rio Rancho, one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
It shoulders Rio Rancho, the fastest growing city in the state of New Mexico, and is the hub for many master-planned communities which are expected to draw future businesses and residents to the area. Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico UNM and Kirtland air force base as well as Sandia National Laboratories and Petroglyph National Monument.
In discovered history of the city was founded in 1706 as the Spanish colonial outpost of Alburquerque; present-day Albuquerque retains much of the Spanish cultural and historical heritage. Alburquerque was a farming community and strategically located military outpost along the Camino Real. The town of Alburquerque was built in the traditional Spanish village pattern: a central plaza surrounded by government buildings, homes, and a church.
According to the United States census bureau, the city has a total area of 181.3 square miles. 180.6 square miles of it is land and 0.6 square miles of it is water. The metro area has over 1,000 square miles developed. Albuquerque has one of the highest altitudes of any major city in the United States.
Albuquerque's climate is usually sunny and dry with low amounts of humidity. The sun shines more than 300 days a year. The city has four distinct seasons, but the heat and the cold are mild compared to the extremes that can be achieved in other parts of the country. The total geographical condition and the cool atmosphere of the city has it one of the best city in United States.
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