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cap. of U.S. A., dist. of Columbia, on R. Potomac, 38° 53' 39" N., 77 0 2' 48" W., further S. than Vienna or Rome centre of U.S. govt., with White House, President’s; residence from 1871 to x88i 25 million dollars spent on city; improvement now one of the finest cities in the world ‘no other city is so finely shaded, for there are upwards; of X20,ooo trees on its 120 miles of streets’ pop. (one third coloured) 230,392 also state, U.S. A.,; in extreme N. W., touching Brit. Columbia; on N., Oregon on S., Idaho on E., and the Pacific on W.; 69,180 sq. m.; mountainous Alt Rainier 12,300 ft.); in mining W. gives prospect ( of. becoming, the Pennsylvania of the Pacific coast; cap. Olympia 349,300; also name of manytns. in U.S.; bor. Pa., 7063; c. Ind., 6064; c. Ohio, 5742; t. N. Carol., 3545; c. Iowa, 3235; bor. N. Jersey, 2000 in 2834 111.,; Kan., t. Mo., Conn., 2725; La., vil. Ga., Me.; 2631 \V.; HEIGHTS, and under vil. N. York, 2283. [Red R., affl. of Mi i ippi.