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Washington D.C. is the
capital of the United States of America. The city is
the center of a metropolitan area extending into
Maryland and Virginia. With the city of Baltimore to
its north in Maryland, it forms a consolidated
metropolitan area of some 6.7 million people.
Washington is the legislative, administrative, and
judicial center of the United States but has little
industry; its business is government, and hundreds
of thousands are so employed in the metropolitan
area. The city is also a major tourist attraction
and a cultural center. |
