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The
United States is a federal union, which is made up of 50
states and one independent district – the District of
Columbia. The District of Columbia is the territory of
the national capital of the USA, Washington, with its
own laws and regulations. Washington, D.C. is situated
on both banks of the Potomac river, between the two
states, Maryland and Virginia.
This
place was chosen by the first American President George
Washington. In 1790 George Washington laid the
corner-stone of the Capitol where the Congress sits. The
place was called the District of Columbia in honour of
Columbus, the discoverer of America. The capital got the
name of Washington after the name of its founder.
Washington has been the federal capital since 1800.
Washington
is sometimes called the heart of America. It is the
capital where the federal government works and where
each President of the United States lives. Washington is
smaller in size than the largest cities of the USA. The
population of Washington is about 11 million people. The
buildings in Washington are not very tall because no
building must be taller than the Capitol. But in
political sense Washington is the centre of the country
and the most important city in the United States.
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