The 2014 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and WorthÂ® survey is based on a nationwide survey of 680 high-net-worth. and ultra-high-net-worth adults with at least $3 million in investable assets, not including the value of their primary. residence.
For the state on the U.S. West Coast, see Washington (state). For other uses, see United States capital (disambiguation) and Washington (disambiguation). Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast.
The District of Columbia is the US federal district containing Washington, DC, the national capital. It is located on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, about 25 â¦ miles west of Chesapeake Bay and 30 miles SW of Baltimore, Maryland.