Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. | |
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Capital city and federal district | |
| District of Columbia | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): D.C., The District | |
| Motto(s): Justitia Omnibus (English: Justice for All) | |
| Originally founded | 2012 |
| Current version | November 29, 2017 |
| Named for | George Washington, Christopher Columbus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | None |
| • D.C. City Council | Disbanded |
| Demonym | Washingtonian |
| Airports | None |
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as just Washington or simply D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a real life Founding Father of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, a female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital.