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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as Washington or D.C. or locally simply as the District, is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.

The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s, a movement that has gained momentum in recent years, and a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.

Hunchun City, which belongs to Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province, is located in the east of Jilin Province and southeast of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Hunchun is bordered by Hunchun Ridge and Hassan District of Russia's coastal border region. The total length of the border is 246km. The southwest is bounded by the Tumen River and is adjacent to Hamgyong North Road of North Korea. The total length of the border is 139.5 km. The north is bounded by Laoyeling and adjoins Wangqing County, the northwest corner is connected with Tumen City, and the northeast is adjacent to Dongning City, Heilongjiang Province. It is between longitude 130o 03m 21 "- 130o 18m 33" east and latitude 42o 25m 20 "- 43o 30m 18" north, with a total area of 5145 square km. Hunchun is the only border city in China located at the junction of China, North Korea and Russia, because it is at the core of international cooperation and development in the Tumen River region.
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