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Washington, DC (officially: Colombia sector, and is referred to in Washington, DC, or simply, the capital) is the federal capital of the United States of America. The US Congress approved in July 16, 1790, on the establishment of a permanent national capital also acknowledged the US Constitution. And requests the establishment of the federal sector is under the direct control of the federal government does not follow any of the states of America. The formation of the capital of the land located on the Albotmak River donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia, but it was returned the part that was taken from Virginia to in the year 1846.
The establishment of a new capital on behalf of George Washington in 1791 to the east of Georgetown port has been consolidated and the city of Washington and the capital New Georgetown in addition to the remaining space within the region under one government in 1871, which formed Washington, DC, the current geographical form. Share capital on behalf of Washington with the State of Washington, which lies on the west coast of the country.
The population of the capital has reached more than 601 723 people in 2010. The rising number of people in the capital during working days from some residents of Maryland and Virginia to reach more than a million people. In the gathering Washington Urban, which is related to the urban area of the capital is part of them, amounts to a population of almost 5.6 million people, to solve this seventh center of the largest metropolitan area in the country.
All branches are located three major federal government of the United States policy in the capital, In addition to many monuments and museums in the country. Home to the capital, 176 Mission foreign embassy, in addition to the headquarters of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development American Health Organization (PAHO).
Also it is many other institutions such as trade unions, organizations headquarters non-profit, and political pressure groups, and professional associations.
capital control by the mayor and the municipal council, composed of 13 members. However, the Congress supreme authority over the city and can cancel local laws. Therefore the powers of the population is less than autonomy from the rest of the population of US states. The county does not have any representation in Capitol Federal, although it is three votes in the presidential elections, but there is one delegate from the District of Columbia in Congress, has the right to consultation and not vote did not have a resident in the capital, the right to vote in the presidential election before the ratification of the amendment XXIII to the Constitution of the United States in 1961.
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