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@GIF TITLE =                   Washington, D.C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA            |USADC.GIF
                                                                   
     
     
      
 

         Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States, is located 
         in the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a federally owned enclave 
         surrounded on three sides by Arlington and Fairfax counties, 
         Virginia and the state of Maryland.

                             
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         Washington occupies a total area of 69 square miles and is  
         the eighth most populous metropolitan area in the country, 
         with a population of 606,900 in the city proper, and 
         3,923,574 within the metropolitan area. 
         
         Washington's climate is temperate with hot and humid summers. 

         Its industries include government, retailing, construction, 
         and printing. 
         
         
         
                             
                  






