Washington

The District of Columbia or Washington, D.C. [ˈwɔʃɪŋtn̩] is a federal district, the seat of government, and has been the capital of the United States since 1800. The district is not a state and does not belong to any; rather, it is directly under the jurisdiction of the United States Congress. Despite its name being the same as the state of Washington on the West Coast of the United States, Washington, D.C. is usually referred to as "Washington" in German-speaking countries; D.C. stands for the District of Columbia.

In the 2010 census, Washington, D.C. had a population of 601,723. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population as of July 1, 2015, to be 672,228, marking the first significant increase after a steady decline in population since 1950. The Washington metropolitan area had 5,582,170 residents. Together with the neighboring Baltimore metropolitan area, the region had a total of 8,572,971 residents according to the census.

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