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The National Capital Region was created pursuant to the National Capital Planning Act of 1952 (Title 40, U.S.C., Sec. 71). The Act defined the NCR as the District of Columbia; Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties of Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William Counties of Virginia; and all cities now or here after existing in Maryland or Virginia within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined area of said counties. Today, the NCR includes the District of Columbia and eleven local jurisdictions in the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Quick Facts About the NCR

• 6,000 square miles
• 11 local jurisdictions, two states, and the District of Columbia
• 3 branches of Federal Government (executive, judicial, legislative)
• 231 Federal Departments & Agencies
• 340,000 Federal workers (11% of total Federal workers)
• 4.2 million Americans
• Average of 20 million tourists per year
• 4th largest U.S metropolitan area
• GRP nearly $288.3 billion (4th nationally)
• Headquarters for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund & the Organization for American States
• Over 2,100 non-profit organizations
• More than 40 colleges & universities – over 130,000 students annually
• Largest number of Inc. 500 companies (47 firms in 2003)
• 2nd largest rail transit system and the 5th largest bus network in the U.S.
• 2 major airports (Washington Dulles International Airport, Ronald Reagan National Airport)  
  
  o More than 1,000 daily non-stop flights to 86 domestic locations
  
  o Approximately 534 weekly non-stop flights to 36 destinations in 28 countries

This page was last modified on December 21, 2005