It is a federal district, distinct from any US state, that houses the government of the US. It is located about 25 miles west of upper Chesapeake Bay and SW of Baltimore, MD. It was created in 1790 from land ceded by Maryland and Virginia, but now consists solely of the Maryland cession and is coterminous with the national capital of Washington DC.
The district encompasses about 68.3 square miles along the Potomac River and in 2012 had a population of about 632,000 residents. It is represented by a single non-voting delegate in Congress but has 3 electoral votes in Presidential elections.
The District of Columbia is the US federal district containing Washington, DC, the national capital. It is located on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, about 25 miles west of Chesapeake Bay and 30 miles SW of Baltimore, Maryland.
It is a Federal District, unrelated to the constituent states, and established as the seat of government.
The District of Columbia consists of the White House, the Supreme Court, House of Senate and Representatives as well as the Library of Congress.
It is a federal district distinct from the US States that house the Government of the US. It is governed by a mayor and city council. It is commonly known as D.C. or Washington D.C.
The district name Columbia (also the capital of South Carolina) comes from Christopher Columbus.
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Fifty states, plus the District of Columbia (which is not a state).
There are 50 US States plus the District of Columbia and various territories.
I guess this would be the district bird or city bird but they have one none the less. The bird for this (location) is the Wood Thrush, adopted in 1938.
The U.S capital is located in the DISTRICT of Columbia.
Washington is located in DC. The District of Columbia.
The University of the District of Columbia is located in the state of District of Columbia.
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The District of Columbia was created on July 6, 1790
The abbreviation for District of Columbia is D.C.The standard abberiviation for District of Columbia is DC, like Washington DC.
District of Columbia's At-large congressional district's population is 572,059.
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District of Columbia
The District of Columbia is its own Federal District in the United States.
Exactly what the related answers say. District of Columbia .
The state soil of the District of Columbia is Sunnyside.
Seal of the District of Columbia was created in 1871.
University of the District of Columbia was created in 1851.