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Washington, DC
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Washington, DC is the capital of the United States of America. It is located in the District of Columbia, a Federal district nestled between Virginia and Maryland; Many important Federal government sites lie outside the District in nearby Virginia and Maryland towns.

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Washington, DC is the capital of the United States of America. It has a total district area of 68.3 square miles. Founded on July 16, 1790, the city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and has a resident population of 599,657, which often rises into seven digits because of commuters during the workweek. Aside from being the capital of the USA, it houses over a hundred foreign embassies and is headquarters to several non-governmental organizations.

Notes

  • Georgetown is a relatively affluent neighborhood located within DC, along the Potomac River.
  • Arlington, VA is about a 10-minute drive from the heart of DC. It was once part of DC, but was retroceded to Virginia in 1847.

Trivia

  • Washington, DC is the only city in the United States that is not part of a state.
  • The origins of Georgetown's name are unclear: George Beall and George Gordon founded the area as the "Town of George", and King George II was the king of England at the time.
  • Arlington County is geographically the smallest county in the U.S.

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U.S. Locations

Arlington, VAAustin, TXBaltimore, MDBaudelaire, FLBozeman, MTCainan, GACarbondale, ILChicago, ILColorado Springs, COCook Lake, VACosta Verde, CADallas, TXFort Lee, NJHartsdale, NYHyde Park, NYKermit, TXLake Mead, NVLas Vegas, NVLawrence, KSLong Beach, CALos Angeles, CAMemphis, TXMiami, FLMidian, COMidland, TXNevada desertNewark, NJNew Orleans, LANew York, NYOdessa, TXPhiladelphia, PAPort Washington, NYPoughkeepsie, NYPrimm, NV‎Richmond, VARochester, NYRussellville, AR‎San Jose, CASearsmont, MESt. Louis, MOTappen, NJUtahVirginia Beach, VAWashington, DC

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AngolaArctic CircleBerlin, GermanyBotswanaCairo, EgyptCanadaChennai, IndiaCoatepeque, GuatemalaCork, IrelandEnglandHaitiJapanKanyakumari, IndiaKiso Mountain, JapanLake Ramsey, ONLima, PeruLondon, EnglandMexicoMontréal, QCMoscow, RussiaNew Delhi, IndiaOdessa, UkraineOtsu, JapanParis, FrancePátzcuaro, MexicoPort-au-Prince, HaitiSaint-Félicien, QCSan Cristóbal, HondurasSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicSt. Pierre, QCTokyo, JapanYanqing, ChinaZulia, Venezuela

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