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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.

Shannan, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous region of the people's Republic of China, is located in the Gangdise Mountains to the south of Nyainqing Tangula Mountains, the middle and lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River, Lhasa, the capital of Tibet to the north, Xigaze to the west, Nyingchi to the east, and India and Bhutan to the south. It is located between longitude 90 °14 & quot; to 94 °22 & quot;, latitude 27 °08 & quot; to 29 °47 & quot;, and is one of the birthplaces of ancient civilization in Tibet. Shannan has a border line of more than 600 kilometers, has a very important strategic position, and is the southwest border of China. The total area is 79253.53 square kilometers, of which 47923.94 square kilometers are actually controlled and 31329.59 square kilometers are occupied by India. 2016
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