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Washington, D.C. | |
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District of Columbia | |
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Nickname(s): D.C., The District | |
Motto(s): Justitia Omnibus (English: Justice for All) | |
Anthem: "Washington" "Our Nation's Capital" (march)[1] | |
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Coordinates: 38°54′17″N 77°00′59″W / 38.90472°N 77.01639°W | |
Country | United States |
Residence Act | July 16, 1790 |
Organized | February 27, 1801 |
Consolidated | February 21, 1871 |
Home Rule Act | December 24, 1973 |
Named for | |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Muriel Bowser (D) |
• D.C. Council |
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• U.S. House | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Delegate (At-large) |
Area | |
• Federal capital city and district | 68.35 sq mi (177.0 km2) |
• Land | 61.13 sq mi (158.3 km2) |
• Water | 7.22 sq mi (18.7 km2) |
Highest elevation | 409 ft (125 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Federal capital city and district | 689,545 |
• Rank | 20th in the United States |
• Density | 11,280.71/sq mi (4,355.39/km2) |
• Urban | 5,174,759 (US: 8th) |
• Urban density | 3,997.5/sq mi (1,543.4/km2) |
• Metro | 6,278,542 (US: 6th) |
Demonym | Washingtonian[6][7] |
GDP | |
• Federal District | $144.0 billion (2022) |
• DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) | $660.6 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
ZIP Codes | 20001–20098, 20201–20599, 56901–56999 |
Area code(s) | 202 and 771[10][11] |
ISO 3166 code | US-DC |
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Railroads | |
Website | dc |
Washington, D.C. state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | Wood Thrush |
Flower | American Beauty rose |
Tree | Scarlet Oak |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Rickey[12] |
Dinosaur | Capitalsaurus |
Food | Cherry |
Rock | Potomac bluestone |
Slogan | Federal City |
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State quarter | |
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Washington, D.C. (also known as simply Washington or D.C., and officially as the District Of Columbia) is the capital of the United States. It is a federal district. The President of the United States, the United States Congress, the United States Supreme Court and many major national government offices are in the territory. This makes it the political center of the United States of America.
Washington was named after the first U.S. President George Washington. "D.C." stands for "District of Columbia". At first, it was made up of a piece from Virginia south of the Potomac River and a piece from Maryland north of the Potomac River. In 1847, Virginia's piece was returned to it, and is now Arlington County and part of the city of Alexandria. Since 1847, all of the District of Columbia is on the north side of the Potomac River. The District of Columbia used to have other small towns which used "D.C.".
Since 1800, the District of Columbia has been the home of all three branches of the U.S. government: Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court. All of the major political parties are based here. It is also the headquarters of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization of American States (OAS). Because it is the home of the President and is important to American politics, many groups often hold large demonstrations and protests here. These are often at the National Mall, a large open park which has many monuments and museums. The District of Columbia’s many museums and monuments make it a popular place for tourists to visit.
In 2020, the United States Census Bureau said that 689,545 people lived within the District of Columbia.[13]
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