Located in southeast Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is the most populous city in Texas, the fourth most populous city in the state, and home to Harris County. Over 655 square miles, the city of Houston can accommodate the cities of New York, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and Miami.
Known as the "Space City", Houston is a global city, with a broad industrial base in the fields of energy, manufacturing, aeronautics and transportation.
The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in terms of the international expertise imposed on water (weight in tons), and second overall in cargo. There are 26 Fortune 500 companies based in Houston, including: Konoko Phillips, Oil Marathon, Cisco, Apache, Liborton and many more.
Houston is also home to 49 Fortune 1000 companies, which are the second largest concentration in any other city in the state, after only 72 in New York. In addition, the largest medical center in the world, the Texas Medical Center, is located in Houston and receives an average of 7.2 million visitors a year. To date, more heart surgeries have been performed here than anywhere else in the world.