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Washington DC USAWebsite: Washington-DC-USA.comDistrict of Columbia (Washington DC)
"D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia" which is the federal district containing the city of Washington. The city is named for George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are
governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they
are considered to be the same entity. It is known locally as the District or
simply D.C. Historically, it was called the Federal City. The land forming the original District came from the states of Virginia and Maryland. However, the area south of the Potomac River (39 sq miles or about 100 km˛) was "retroceded", to Virginia in 1847 and now is incorporated into Arlington County and the City of Alexandria. The term "District of Columbia" uses an old poetic name for the United States, Columbia, which has otherwise fallen out of common use since the early 20th century. The US postal abbreviation is DC. The population of the District of Columbia, as of 2003 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, is 563,384. The Greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area includes the District of Columbia and parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, with a population surpassing 4.7 million. The centers of all three branches of the U.S. federal government are in Washington, D.C., as well as the headquarters of most federal agencies. Washington also serves as the headquarters for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States.
Eastern Time - USA + CanadaET ~ East Coast TimeEastern Standard Time (EST) = GMT-5 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) = GMT-4 What time zone is Washington DC in?Washington DC is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States of America (USA). Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5). Does Washington DC observe Daylight Saving Time?Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving Time (DST) is observed in Washington DC , where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to EDT; which is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4). After the Summer months the time in Washington DC is shifted back by 1 hour to US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or (GMT-5).
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Washington DC
is the capital city of the United States of America (USA).