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*THE PENTAGON*
(the ‘department of defense’)
(actually located in ‘virginia’)
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*formally the “district of columbia”*
*commonly referred to as [“washington” / “the district” / “DC”]*
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*”washington DC” is the capital of the ‘united states’*
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(the signing of the “Residence Act” on 16 july 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the “Potomac River” on the country’s “East Coast”)
(the U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the ‘Congress’ and the ‘District’ is therefore not a part of any U.S. state)
(the states of ‘Maryland’ and ‘Virginia’ each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of ‘Georgetown’ and ‘Alexandria’)
(named in honor of ‘george washington’, the ‘city of washington’ was founded in 1791 to serve as the new ‘national capital’)
(in 1846, ‘Congress’ returned the land originally ceded by ‘Virginia’; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the ‘District’)
(‘Washington’ had an estimated population of 658,893 in 2014, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the ‘United States’)
(commuters from the surrounding ‘Maryland’ and ‘Virginia’ suburbs raise the city’s population to more than one million during the workweek)
(the Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a population of over 6 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country)
(the centers of all three branches of the federal government of the ‘United States’ are in the District, including the ‘Congress’, ‘President’, and ‘Supreme Court’)
(‘Washington’ is home to many national monuments and museums, which are primarily situated on or around the ‘National Mall’)
(the city hosts 176 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit organizations, lobbying groups, and professional associations)
(a locally elected mayor and a 13‑member council have governed the District since 1973)
(however, the ‘Congress’ maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws)
(D.C. residents elect a non-voting, at-large congressional delegate to the ‘U.S. House of Representatives’, but the ‘District’ has no representation in the ‘U.S. Senate’)
(the ‘district’ receives 3 electoral votes in presidential elections as permitted by the “23rd amendment” to the ‘united states constitution’, ratified in ‘1961’)
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as “Washington“, “the District“, or simply “D.C.“, is the capital of the United States
The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country’s East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state.
The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. Named in honor of George Washington, the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.
Washington had an estimated population of 658,893 in 2014, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the United States. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city’s population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a population of over 6 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
The centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States are in the District, including the Congress, President, and Supreme Court.
Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, which are primarily situated on or around the ‘National Mall’
The city hosts 176 foreign embassiesas well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit organizations, lobbying groups, and professional associations.
A locally elected mayor and a 13‑member council have governed the District since 1973.
However, the Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. D.C. residents elect a non-voting, at-large congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, but the District has no representation in the U.S. Senate.
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(the district receives 3 electoral votes in presidential elections as permitted by the ’23rd amendment’ to the ‘United States Constitution’, ratified in 1961)
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👈👈👈☜*“THE UNITED STATES”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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