Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.
Capital city and federal district
District of Columbia
United States Capitol
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. |categories=no