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Washington D.C.

<p><b>Washington District of Columbia</b> (også kendt som <b>Washington, D.C.</b>, eller blot <b>Washington</b>) er <a href="/da/USA" title="USA" class="wl">USA</a>'s <a href="/da/Forbundshovedstad" title="Forbundshovedstad" class="mw-redirect wl">forbundshovedstad</a>, der ligger indeklemt mellem de to stater <a href="/da/Maryland" title="Maryland" class="wl">Maryland</a> og <a href="/da/Virginia" title="Virginia" class="wl">Virginia</a>. I <a href="/da/2017" title="2017" class="wl">2017</a> var der 693.972 indbyggere i Washington, D.C. Byens <a href="/da/Forstad" title="Forstad" class="wl">forstæder</a> ligger i <a href="/da/Maryland" title="Maryland" class="wl">Maryland</a> og <a href="/da/Virginia" title="Virginia" class="wl">Virginia</a>. Der bor over 9 millioner mennesker i Washington-Baltimore området.</p>

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                  <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border"><a href="/da/Fil:Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="Fil:Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg/115px-Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1000" data-file-type="drawing" height="58" width="115" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg/173px-Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg/230px-Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg.png 2x" alt="Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg"></a></span></td>
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<span><a href="/da/Fil:TheWhiteHouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="Fil:TheWhiteHouse.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/TheWhiteHouse.jpg/250px-TheWhiteHouse.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="349" data-file-height="220" data-file-type="bitmap" height="158" width="250" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/TheWhiteHouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/TheWhiteHouse.jpg 2x" alt="TheWhiteHouse.jpg"></a></span> <br><span style="text-align:center"><i><a href="/da/Det_Hvide_Hus" title="Det Hvide Hus" class="wl">Det Hvide Hus</a></i></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color: #CCCCFF" class="notheme">Overblik</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Land</th><td>
<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border"><a href="/da/Fil:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description image wl" title="USA"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" data-file-type="drawing" height="12" width="22" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" alt="Flag_of_the_United_States.svg"></a></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span><a href="/da/USA" title="USA" class="wl">USA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Motto</th><td>
Justitia Omnibus (Retfærdighed til alle)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Borgmester</th><td>
<span class="new">Muriel Bowser</span> <a href="/da/Demokratiske_parti_(USA)" title="Demokratiske parti (USA)" class="wl">(D)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Distrikt</th><td>
District of Columbia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Grundlagt</th><td>
1790</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color: #CCCCFF" class="notheme">Demografi</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Centrum</th><td>
693.972 <span style="white-space:nowrap">(2017)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-weight: normal"><span>&nbsp;</span>-<span>&nbsp;</span>Areal</span></th><td>
177 km²</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-weight: normal"><span>&nbsp;</span>-<span>&nbsp;</span>Befolkningstæthed</span></th><td>
3.921 pr. km²</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Metroregion</th><td>
6.131.977</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color: #CCCCFF" class="notheme">Andet</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Hjemmeside</th><td>
<span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://www.dc.gov" class="external text" target="_blank">www.dc.gov</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color: #CCCCFF" class="notheme">Oversigtskort</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">
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<p>Washington, D.C. er hjemsted for <a href="/da/Kongressen_(USA)" title="Kongressen (USA)" class="wl">Kongressen</a>, <a href="/da/Det_Hvide_Hus" title="Det Hvide Hus" class="wl">Det Hvide Hus</a>, <a href="/da/Højesteret_(USA)" title="Højesteret (USA)" class="wl">Højesteret</a>, <a href="/da/Udenrigsministeriet_(USA)" title="Udenrigsministeriet (USA)" class="wl">Udenrigsministeriet</a> og mange andre <span class="new">regeringsbygninger</span>, mens eksempelvis <a href="/da/Forsvarsministeriet_(USA)" title="Forsvarsministeriet (USA)" class="mw-redirect wl">Forsvarsministeriet</a>, <i>The Pentagon</i> ligger i <a href="/da/Forstad" title="Forstad" class="wl">forstaden</a> <span class="new">Arlington</span> i Virginia. Der er desuden et stort antal museer i byen, blandt andet The <a href="/da/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution" class="wl">Smithsonian Institution</a>, The <a href="/da/National_Gallery_of_Art" title="National Gallery of Art" class="wl">National Gallery of Art</a>, The <a href="/da/National_Archives_and_Records_Administration" title="National Archives and Records Administration" class="wl">National Archives</a> og et af verdens mest omfattende biblioteker, The <a href="/da/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress" class="wl">Library of Congress</a>.</p>

<p>Byens borgmester har siden januar 2015 været Muriel Bowser. Washington, D.C., er ikke en stat og har ikke rettigheder som en stat. Den har derfor heller ikke to medlemmer i <a href="/da/Senatet_(USA)" title="Senatet (USA)" class="wl">Senatet</a> eller medlemmer i <a href="/da/Repræsentanternes_Hus" title="Repræsentanternes Hus" class="mw-redirect wl">Repræsentanternes Hus</a>.</p>



Washington District of Columbia er USA's forbundshovedstad, der ligger indeklemt mellem de to stater Maryland og Virginia. I 2017 var der 693.972 indbyggere i Washington, D.C. Byens forstæder ligger i Maryland og Virginia. Der bor over 9 millioner mennesker i Washington-Baltimore området. Washington, D.C. er hjemsted for Kongressen, Det Hvide Hus, Højesteret, Udenrigsministeriet og mange andre regeringsbygninger, mens eksempelvis Forsvarsministeriet, The Pentagon ligger i forstaden Arlington i Virginia. Der er desuden et stort antal museer i byen, blandt andet The Smithsonian Institution, The National Gallery of Art, The National Archives og et af verdens mest omfattende biblioteker, The Library of Congress. Byens borgmester har siden januar 2015 været Muriel Bowser. Washington, D.C., er ikke en stat og har ikke rettigheder som en stat. Den har derfor heller ikke to medlemmer i Senatet eller medlemmer i Repræsentanternes Hus. 