entire District of Columbia

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The entire District of Columbia is the federal capital district of the United States, encompassing Washington, D.C., and serving as the seat of the U.S. federal government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
federal district
planned city
borders Maryland
Virginia
borderType land border
river border
capitalOf United States of America
federal government of the United States
contains Adams Morgan
Anacostia
Anacostia River
Capitol Hill neighborhood
Downtown Washington, D.C.
Dupont Circle
Foggy Bottom
Georgetown
Jefferson Memorial
Library of Congress
Lincoln Memorial
National Archives Building
National Mall
Pentagon Reservation
linked to: Pentagon

Rock Creek Park
Smithsonian Institution museums
United States Capitol
Washington Monument
White House
country United States of America
followsLegalSystem United States federal law
hasAreaUnit square kilometers
square miles
hasCapital Washington, D.C.
hasElectoralVotesIn United States presidential elections
hasExecutiveHead Mayor of the District of Columbia
hasGovernmentStatus federal district under U.S. Congress authority
not a U.S. state
hasLargestCity Washington, D.C.
hasLegislature Council of the District of Columbia
hasLocalGovernmentType mayor–council government
hasOfficialLanguage English
ISOCode US-DC
locatedIn East Coast of the United States
Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Christopher Columbus
nonVotingRepresentativeIn United States House of Representatives
postalAbbreviation DC
seatOf President of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Congress
traversedByRiver Potomac River
usesCurrency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
usesDaylightSavingTime true

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District of Columbia–Maryland border definesLimitOf District of Columbia jurisdiction
linked to: entire District of Columbia
Gareth Porter basedOn Washington, D.C. area (periods of career)
linked to: entire District of Columbia
Province of Baltimore includesTerritory District of Columbia (in part, via diocesan boundaries)
linked to: entire District of Columbia