Congress and the public Tourism is Washington's second-largest industry Approximately 18.9 million visitors contributed an estimated $4.8 billion to the local economy in 2012 the District also hosts nearly 200 foreign embassies and international organizations such as the World Bank the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the Organization of American States the Inter-American Development Bank and the Pan American Health Organization in 2008 the foreign diplomatic corps in Washington employed about 10,000 people and contributed an estimated $400 million annually to the local economy; 1990 606,900 -4.9% Edward Telfair Georgia 1 Yes Native Americans holding African-American slaves 9 Health Czech Republic: Prague is the sole constitutional capital Brno is home to all three of the country's highest courts making it the de facto capital of the Czech judicial branch. Medical care for slaves was limited in terms of the medical knowledge available to anyone it was generally provided by other slaves or by slaveholders' family members Many slaves possessed medical skills needed to tend to each other and used folk remedies brought from Africa They also developed new remedies based on American plants and herbs. 5 References Regional variants[show], The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts is home to the Washington National Opera and National Symphony Orchestra, Post-constitution life South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation: Kathmandu. The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (i.e WASA or D.C Water) is an independent authority of the D.C government that provides drinking water and wastewater collection in Washington WASA purchases water from the historic Washington Aqueduct which is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers the water sourced from the Potomac River is treated and stored in the city's Dalecarlia Georgetown and McMillan reservoirs the aqueduct provides drinking water for a total of 1.1 million people in the District and Virginia including Arlington Falls Church and a portion of Fairfax County the authority also provides sewage treatment services for an additional 1.6 million people in four surrounding Maryland and Virginia counties.
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