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║ W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . ║
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║ Population: 2,909,316 People ║
║ Metro. Area: 67 Square Miles ║
║ Altitude: 25 Feet ║
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║ Founded: 1800 ║
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║ Washington, D. C. is the capital and ninth largest ║
║ city of the United States. It is one of the most ║
║ beautiful and impressive of the world's centers. Of ║
║ every 100 people who work in Washington, approx. 53 ║
║ work in federal and local governments, 12 in whole- ║
║ sale and retail trade, 20 in professional services, ║
║ and 3 in manufacturing. The main business besides ║
║ government is the printing and publishing business.║
║ It is the largest single source of industrial in- ║
║ come, employing 4 out of every 100 persons. The ║
║ second largest source of income is the food- ║
║ processing industry. Leading food-processing prod- ║
║ ucts include dairy and meat products and soft ║
║ drinks. ║
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