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2025 Civics Test · Question 119 of 128
What is the capital of the United States?
En español: ¿Cuál es la capital de los Estados Unidos? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- Washington, D.C.
Why this is the answerWashington, D.C. — and the D.C. matters. It is not in any state, on purpose, so no single state would host the capital and gain from it.
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