Arlington County, Virginia area. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C., of which it was once a part. With a land area of , Arlington is the geographically smallest self-governing county in the U.S., and by reason of state law regarding population density, has no incorporated towns within its borders. Due to the county's proximity to downtown Washington, D.C., Arlington is home to many important installations for the capital region and U.S. government, including the Pentagon, Reagan National Airport, and Arlington National Cemetery. Many schools and universities have campuses in
Ballston, Arlington, Virginia including The Nature Conservancy, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), are located in Ballston, as are several government contractors and high tech companies, including CACI, Leidos and the headquarters of ESI International. In 2011, Accenture agreed to move its offices from Reston, Virginia, to a new facility on the corner of Wilson Boulevard and North Glebe Road in Ballston. The neighborhood is home to Washington-Lee High School. Ballston is also home to several university facilities, including: Ballston, Arlington, Virginia Ballston is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia and is home to the Ballston-MU