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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.

Ledong Li Autonomous County, which is directly administered by Hainan Province, is located in the southwest of Hainan Island. Between latitude 18 °24'N and latitude 18 °58', longitude 108 °39'E and longitude 109 °24'E. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, with the mountain facing the sea. It is bordered by Wuzhishan City and Baisha County in the east and northeast, Sanya City in the southeast, Dongfang City and Changjiang Li Autonomous County in the north, and the South China Sea in the southwest. In 2016, the total population of Ledong Li Autonomous County was 534400. It has 11 towns and 188 villages (communities), covering an area of 2765.5 square kilometers, a sea area of 1726.8 square kilometers and a coastline of 84.3km. In 2016, the gross domestic product of Ledong Li Autonomous County reached 11.769 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1 percent over 2015.
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