INFO VIEW ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± ±±± ±±±°° @GIF TITLE = ±±± Washington, D.C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ±±±°°|USADC.GIF ±±± ±±±°° ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±°° ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States, is located in the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a federally owned enclave surrounded on three sides by Arlington and Fairfax counties, Virginia and the state of Maryland. [ Page Down for More ] Washington occupies a total area of 69 square miles and is the eighth most populous metropolitan area in the country, with a population of 606,900 in the city proper, and 3,923,574 within the metropolitan area. Washington's climate is temperate with hot and humid summers. Its industries include government, retailing, construction, and printing.