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President George Washington chose the site as the future capital of the USA in 1791 (the French architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed the city). Washington, D.C. became the nation's capital on June 11, 1800 (previously, the country had been governed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). The first President to live in Washington D.C. was John Adams; his family moved there in 1800.

Postal Abbreviation - DC
Area - 68.25 square miles (176.75 square km) [Washington, D.C. is smaller in area than any state in the USA]
Population - 646,449 (as of 2013) [Washington, D.C. has more people than Wyoming and Vermont]
Major Industry - government

Animal Symbol:

Official Bird Wood thrush

Plant Symbols:

Official Flower American beauty rose

Official Tree Scarlet Oak

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