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English: Based upon the US counties map but cut down to show only the Washington, DC metropolitan area and then clipped to a rectangular region Source File:Usa_counties_large.svg
The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the D.C. area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area comprising Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States, and its surroundings.
Washington County and the cities of Washington and Georgetown were abolished in 1871 following the passage of the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871. This law brought the entire District of Columbia under the control of a territorial government headed by an appointed governor, an appointed eleven-member council, and a locally-elected 22 ...
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The Territory of American Samoa has 14 counties; however, these counties are not counted by the U.S. Census Bureau (they are treated as minor civil divisions). [2] The U.S. Census Bureau counts the 3 districts and 2 atolls of American Samoa as county-equivalents. [1] [2] Eastern District, American Samoa; Manu'a District, American Samoa
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Map showing the location of Washington, D.C. in relation to its bordering states of Maryland and Virginia Washington, D.C. is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States at 38°53′42″N 77°02′11″W / 38.89500°N 77.03639°W / 38.89500; -77.03639 , the coordinates of the Zero Milestone , on The Ellipse