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Fun Facts About Washington, DC

  •  Size:  68 square miles (including 8 square miles of water surface)
  •  Motto:  Justitia Omnibus (Justice for all)
  •  Origin of District’s Name:  Named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus
  •  District’s Bird:  Wood Thrush
  •  District’s Flower:  American Beauty Rose
  •  District’s Song:  The Star-Spangled Banner
  •  District’s Tree:  Scarlet Oak
  •  Places of Worship: Protestant 610; Roman Catholic 132; Jewish 9; Muslim 6; Buddhist 4;                Hindu 17; Sikh 3
  •  City parks:  300 (800 acres)
  •  Radio stations:  AM 9; FM 38
  •  Television stations: 19
  •  Embassies:  186
  •  Number of Colleges: 12
  •  Number of College Students: 50,000 undergraduates
  •  Famous People from DC:
    • Carl Bernstein journalist
    • John Foster Dulles statesman
    • Goldie Hawn actress
    • Noor al-Hussein former queen of Jordan
    • Leonard Rose cellist
    • Duke Ellington musician
    • Dave Chappelle comedian/actor
    • Marvin Gaye singer
    • Connie Chung journalist
    • William Hurt actor
    • Al Gore former U.S. Vice President
    • Ben Stein TV personality
    • John Philip Sousa composer
    • Helen Hayes actress
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