Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east.

Washington, D.C. is a territory and not a state, nor is it part of any U.S. state. It is surrounded by the state of Maryland on the northwest, northeast, and southeast and bordered by the state of Virginia, across the Potomac River, on the west and southwest.

2024年4月14日 · No, Washington, D.C. is not a state. The creation of Washington, D.C. directly comes from the US Constitution, which says that the district “not exceeding 10 square miles” would become the seat of government for the United States.

Washington, DC, isn't a state; it's a district. DC stands for District of Columbia. Its creation comes directly from the US Constitution, which provides that the district, "not exceeding 10 Miles square," would "become the Seat of the Government of the United States."

2024年6月26日 · Washington, D.C. is a territory and not a state, nor is it part of any U.S. state. It is surrounded by the state of Maryland on the northwest, northeast, and southeast and bordered by the state of Virginia, across the Potomac River, on the west and southwest.

Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States located on the north bank of the Potomac River and shares border with the states of Virginia in the southwest and with Maryland in the other sides. The DC refers District of Columbia.

2020年6月17日 · Washington, D.C. is the ancestral home of the Nacotchtank people, also known as Anacostans. After British colonists drove them out of their land, it became part of Maryland and Virginia. In...

2024年6月19日 · Washington, D.C. is not a state; it is a district. The abbreviation “D.C.” stands for District of Columbia. It was created as the seat of the government of the United States and is not considered a state.

2021年9月28日 · Washington D.C. is not located in any of the 50 US states. It is located in the District of Columbia, which is what D.C. stands for. Originally, the seat of the government of the United States was located in Philadelphia, where members of the Continental Congress met.

2024年6月7日 · Washington, D.C., is a federal district and not part of any U.S. state. The capital city borders Maryland to the north, east and west, and Virginia to the south. Residents of Washington, D.C., lack full representation in Congress and do not have the same rights as residents of individual states.