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Here are some interesting and fun facts about Seattle:

Country-Area Code: +1 plus 10-digit phone number

Population: 759,915 (2024 est.) 

Language: English

Currency: US Dollar

• Seattle, a city on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest in the US, is surrounded by water, mountains and evergreen forests.
• Not only is it the largest city in Washington State, it is also home to a large tech industry, with Microsoft and Amazon headquartered in its metropolitan area. 
• Seattle is the birthplace of Starbucks. The first store opened in 1971 and the original store found in Pike Place Market has retained its original floors, fixtures, and counters.
• Many people associate Seattle with grey, rainy skies, but fact is that Seattle experiences less annual rainfall than Houston, Chicago, and New York City. People in Seattle purchase the most significant number of sunglasses per capita than any other city in the U.S.

Did you know…?

• There are more houseboats located in Seattle than in any other city in the world.
• The iconic 184 metre-tall Space Needle was designed by artist Edward E. Carlson for the 1962 World’s Fair. He designed the tower on a cocktail napkin and it was built in just 400 days. The structure withstands up to 320 km/h of wind speed and 9.0 magnitude earthquakes, thanks to the underground base extending up to 9.1 metres.