1) The capital of the United States is Washington
2)Washington is situated on the Potomac River in the district of Columbia
3)The District is named in honor of Columbus, the discoverer of America
4)The nation's first president George Washington
5)It was Washington, who selected the site for the District and laid the cornerstone of the Capitol building
6)Washington is not the largest city in the country, for it cannot be compared in size with the cities like New York, Chicago, Detroit and Los-Angeles