General Information About Washington DC - United States
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Fast FactsLocation: Eastern Coast of USA on the north bank of the Potomac River within the District of Columbia, an area bordering the state of Maryland.
Country Dialing Code: +1 City code: 202 Emergency Numbers: 911-... |
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National HolidaysNew Year’s Day - January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - the third Monday in January Inauguration Day 20 Jan 2009 - (every four years) President’s Day - the third Monday in February Memorial Day ... |
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Visa Information The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi provides both nonimmigrant and Immigrant
visa services only to the citizens and residents of the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi and certain citizens of Iran, citizens and residents of Dubai,
Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah, Ajman, and Umm al Quwain. For
questions related...
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Washington DC HistoryOriginally designed by the French architect Pierre L’Enfant in 1791, it is hard to believe that its stately buildings once stood on a marshy swamp. George Washington created this special district as a federal power hub to avoid the problem of establishing the capital city in any one state, but it...
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Washington DC ResidentsIn 2006, the population distribution was 55.5% African American, 34.5% Caucasian, 8.2% Hispanic (of any race), 5.1% other (including Native Americans, Alaskans, Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders), 3.4% Asian and 1.5% mixed (two or more races).[53] Even though they comprise the city's largest ethnic...
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Washington DC TodayThe capital of the United States of America, Washington, is located in the District of Columbia and strategically bound on one side by the Potomac River ( giving it access to the sea) and bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the northwest, northeast, and southeast....
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