Useful Information

Area: 48 square miles / 124 square kilometers

Population: 600,000 in the city, 3.2 million in the metropolitan area

Language: American English

Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 5 hours) (daylight saving time is observed)

Electricity: 110 volts AC, 50 Hz - flat two-pin plugs or third round pin are used

Annual rainfall: 1054 mm (41.5 inches)

Elevation: 3 meters / 10 ft

National Public Holidays
1st January - New Year's Day
Third Monday in January - Martin Luther King Day
12th February - Lincoln's Birthday
Third Monday in February - Washington's Birthday
Third Monday in April - Patriot's Day (Massachusetts)
Last Monday in May - Memorial Day
4th July - Independence Day
First Monday in September - Labor Day
Second Monday in October - Columbus Day
11th November - Veterans Day
4th Thursday in November - Thanksgiving
25th December - Christmas Day