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PRESENTATION OF WASHINGTON

WASHINGTONWashington D.C., located on the East Coast, is the capital of the United States of America, founded on July 16, 1790. The District has a total area of 68.3 square miles (177 km2), of which 61.4 square miles(159 km2) is land and 6.9 square miles (18 km2) (10.16%) is water. the majority of the District's territory consisted of farm land and tree-covered hills.

The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, theeighth-largest metropolitan area in the country. The centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States are located in the District, as are many of the nation's monuments and museums. Washington, D.C., hosts 174 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of the WorldBank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The headquarters of other institutions such as trade unions, lobbying groups, and professional associations are also located in the District.

History of Washington

On July 16, 1790, the Residence Act provided for a new permanent capital to be located on the Potomac River, the exact area to be selected by President Washington.

The District's population remained relatively stable until the Great Depression in the 1930s when President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation expanded the bureaucracy in Washington. World War II further increased government activity, adding to the number of federal employees in the capital; by 1950, the District's population had reached a peak of 802,178 residents.

After the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1968,riots broke out in the District, primarily in the U Street, 14th Street,7th Street, and H Street corridors, centers of black residential and commercial areas. Many stores and other buildings were burned;rebuilding was not complete until the late 1990s.

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