The U.S.
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Every country
has a capital. This is where people
in the government make important
decisions and create laws. It is
also where the President lives and
Congress meets. The
Supreme Court
judges work here too.
The capital of
the United States is Washington,
D.C. It is named after George
Washington, who was the first
President of the United States. The
initials D.C. mean District of
Columbia, after Christopher
Columbus, a famous explorer.
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