Alexandria is an
independent city in the
Commonwealth of
Virginia. As of the
2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the
Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown
Washington, DC. Like the rest of
Northern Virginia, as well as central
Maryland, modern Alexandria has been shaped by its proximity to the nation's capital. It is largely populated by professionals working in the federal civil service, the U.S. military, or for one of the many private companies which contract to provide services to the federal government. The latter are known locally as
beltway bandits, after the
Capital Beltway, an interstate highway that circles Washington, D.C. One of Alexandria's largest employers is the U.S.
Department of Defense. Others include the
Institute for Defense Analyses and the
Center for Naval Analyses. In 2005, the
United States Patent and Trademark Office moved 7,100 employees from 18 separate buildings in nearby
Crystal City into a new headquarters complex in the city.
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