Nation/texas
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| Republic of Texas | ||||||
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| Anthem: "Texas, Our Texas" | ||||||
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| Capital | Austin | |||||
| Largest city | Houston | |||||
| {{{languages_type}}} | English, Spanish | |||||
| Demonym | Texan/Tejano | |||||
| Government | Republic | |||||
| - | President | Rick Perry (R) | ||||
| - | Vice-President | David Dewhurst (R) | ||||
| - | Speaker of the House | Ted Cruz (R) | ||||
| - | Chief Justice | Wallace B. Jefferson | ||||
| Legislature | Congress | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| Independence from Mexico | ||||||
| - | Independence declared | March 2, 1836 | ||||
| - | Constitution signed | March 17, 1836 | ||||
| - | Recognized by Mexico | June 15, 1845 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 696,241 km2 268,581 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 2.5 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2013 estimate | 26,448,193 | ||||
| - | Density | 37.9/km2 98.1/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $1.142 trillion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $46,498 | ||||
| Gini (2014) | 0.469 low |
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| HDI (2014) |  0.465low |
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| Currency | Texan Dollar ($) (TEX) |
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| Time zone | (UTC-5) | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | 2 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | TEX | |||||
| Internet TLD | .tex | |||||
Etymology
The name Texas, based on the Caddo word tejas meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas.During the Spanish colonial rule, the area was officially known as the Nuevo Reino de Filipinas La Provincia de Texas. Antonio Margil de Jesús was known to be the first person to use the name in a letter to the Viceroy of Mexico on July 20, 1716. The name was not popularly used in daily speech but often appeared in legal documents until the end of the 1800s.
