Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. The District is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The city has a resident population of 601,723; because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of nearly 5.6 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the country.
The Capitol View office building is right at the heart of Washington, D.C., a few blocks from many of the nation's most important power centers, national monuments and museums. The building is also among the city's architectural gems, surrounded by a lively neighborhood with shopping, restaurants, hotels and many points of interest.
