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Mobile
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.
Mobile is a city located in Mobile County, Alabama, US, along the northwest shores of Mobile Bay. As of the 2005 US Census estimate, the city had a population of 191,544. It is the principal city of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area, which has a population of approximately 580,000.
Mobile is the third most populous city in the State of Alabama and the principal city of the second most populous metropolitan area of the state. The city's name is derived from the presence of the Mobile Indians in the area at the time of founding.
Mobile and its suburbs suffered considerable damage when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Although losing electric power for weeks, most of the city survived relatively intact compared to eastern New Orleans, coastal Louisiana, and coastal Mississippi, but the high winds and flooding destroyed homes in coastal areas and damaged some parts of the downtown area, and at least two people died in hurricane-related car accidents. In 1995, Mobile received the All-America City Award. In 2005, Mobile was designated a Preserve America City.
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 412.9 square kilometers. 305.4 square kilometers of it is land and 107.6 square kilometers of it is water. In the city the population is spread out with 26.5 percent under the age of 18, 10.8 percent from 18 to 24, 28.0 percent from 25 to 44, 21.0 percent from 45 to 64, and 13.7 percent who are 65 years of age or older.
Mobile is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in United States worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of United States.
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