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Houston
:''For Businesses in the Houston area see [[Directory:Houston Area Business]]
'''Houston''' is the largest city in the state of [[Directory:Texas]] and fourth-largest in the [[United States]]. The city covers more than 600 square miles (1,600 km²) and is the county seat of [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]]. As of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, Houston had a population of more than 2 million. The city is at the heart of the [[Greater Houston|Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown]] metropolitan area, a major cultural center, the largest economic center of the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]] region and the seventh-largest [[United States metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] in the U.S. with a population of 5.3 million in 10 counties.
Houston is internationally known for its energy—particularly oil—and aeronautics industries, and for its ship channel. The [[Port of Houston]] ranks first in the country in international cargo and second in total cargo tonnage. Second only to New York City in Fortune 500 headquarters, Houston is the seat of the [[Texas Medical Center]], which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions.
Houston is recognized as a global or "world city" by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. The city has an active visual and performing arts scene as Houston is one of the five U.S. cities that offer year-round resident companies in all major performing arts. The [[Houston Theater District]] is ranked second in the country for the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown area per capita. The city is home to NASA's [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center]]—where [[Mission Control Center]] is located—giving Houston its official nickname of ''"Space City."''
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