National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine.
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  • Type: Quango
  • Description: science branch of the United States National Academies
  • Also known as: “NAS”, “National Academy of Sciences of the USA”, “The National Academy of Sciences”, “U.S. National Academy of Sciences”, “United States National Academy of Sciences”, “US National Academy of Sciences”, and “USNAS”
  • Address: 500 5th Street Northwest, Washington, DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Located in the section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. is situated 770 feet northwest of National Academy of Sciences.

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The is an art museum in , United States, located on the , between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. is situated 1,900 feet south of National Academy of Sciences.

Places in the Area

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's is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

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is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

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is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

National Academy of Sciences

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“National Academy of Sciences” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الأكاديمية الوطنية الأمريكية للعلوم”
  • Arabic: “الأكاديمية الوطنية للعلوم بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية”
  • Arabic: “الأكاديمية الوطنية للعلوم”
  • Armenian: “ԱՄՆ ԳԱԱ”
  • Armenian: “ԱՄՆ գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա”
  • Armenian: “ԱՄՆ-ի Գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա”
  • Asturian: “Academia Nacional de Ciencies d’Estaos Xuníos”
  • Asturian: “Academia Nacional de Ciencies de los Estaos Xuníos”
  • Azerbaijani: “ABŞ MEA”
  • Azerbaijani: “ABŞ Milli Elmlər Akademiyası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Amerika Milli Akademiyası”
  • Azerbaijani: “MEA”
  • Bashkir: “АҠШ фәндәр милли академияһы”
  • Basque: “Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Zientzien Akademia Nazionala”
  • Basque: “NAS”
  • Basque: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Basque: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Basque: “USNAS”
  • Basque: “Zientzien Akademia Nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “НАН ЗША”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная акадэмія навук ЗША”
  • Bengali: “ন্যাশনাল অ্যাকাডেমি অব সায়েন্সেস”
  • Bosnian: “Akademija nauka SAD”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna akademija nauka Sjedinjenih Američkih Država”
  • Breton: “Akademiezh vroadel ar skiantoù”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална академия на науките на САЩ”
  • Catalan: “Acadèmia Nacional de Ciències dels Estats Units”
  • Catalan: “National Academy of Science”
  • Chinese: “美国国家科学院”
  • Chinese: “美国科学院”
  • Chinese: “美國國家科學研究院”
  • Chinese: “美國國家科學院”
  • Cornish: “Akademi Kenedhlek a Wodhonieth”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalna akademija znanosti”
  • Czech: “Americká národní akademie věd”
  • Czech: “Národní akademie věd Spojených států amerických”
  • Czech: “Národní akademie věd Spojených států”
  • Czech: “Národní akademie věd USA”
  • Czech: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Danish: “NAS”
  • Danish: “National Academy of Sciences of the United States”
  • Danish: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Danish: “U.S. National Academy of Sciences”
  • Danish: “US National Academy of Sciences”
  • Danish: “USNAS”
  • Dutch: “Amerikaanse Nationale Wetenschapsacademie”
  • Dutch: “National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America”
  • Dutch: “National Academy of Sciences of the United States”
  • Dutch: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Dutch: “U.S. National Academy of Sciences”
  • Dutch: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الاكاديميه الوطنيه للعلوم”
  • Esperanto: “Usona Nacia Akademio de Sciencoj”
  • Estonian: “Rahvuslik Teaduste Akadeemia”
  • Finnish: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Finnish: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Finnish: “Yhdysvaltain kansallinen tiedeakatemia”
  • Finnish: “Yhdysvaltain tiedeakatemia”
  • Finnish: “Yhdysvaltojen kansallinen tiedeakatemia”
  • Finnish: “Yhdysvaltojen tiedeakatemia”
  • French: “Académie américaine des sciences”
  • French: “Académie nationale des sciences des États-Unis”
  • French: “Académie nationale des sciences”
  • French: “NAS”
  • French: “National academy of sciences”
  • French: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Galician: “Academia Nacional de Ciencias dos Estados Unidos”
  • Georgian: “აშშ-ის მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული აკადემია”
  • Georgian: “მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული აკადემია”
  • German: “National Academy of Sciences der Vereinigten Staaten”
  • German: “National Academy of Sciences of the United States”
  • German: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • German: “U.S. National Academy of Sciences”
  • German: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Greek: “αμερικανική Εθνική Ακαδημία Επιστημών”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Ακαδημία Επιστημών των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Ακαδημία Επιστημών των ΗΠΑ”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Ακαδημία Επιστημών”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה הלאומית למדעים של ארצות הברית”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה הלאומית למדעים”
  • Hindi: “नेशनल एकेडमी ऑफ साइंसेज”
  • Hungarian: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Hungarian: “Nemzeti Tudományos Akadémia (USA)”
  • Iloko: “Nailian nga Akademia dagiti Siensia”
  • Inari Sami: “Aalmuglâš tieđâakatemia”
  • Inari Sami: “Amerik ovtâstum staatâi aalmuglâš tieđâakatemia”
  • Inari Sami: “Ovtâstum staatâi aalmuglâš tieđâakatemia”
  • Inari Sami: “USA aalmuglâš tieđâakatemia”
  • Indonesian: “Akademi Sains Nasional Amerika Serikat”
  • Indonesian: “Akademi Sains Nasional”
  • Irish: “Acadamh Náisiúnta na nEolaíochtaí”
  • Italian: “Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze degli Stati Uniti”
  • Italian: “Accademia nazionale delle scienze”
  • Italian: “Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze”
  • Italian: “NAS”
  • Italian: “National Academy of Science”
  • Italian: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Italian: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Italian: “US National Academy of Sciences”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ国立科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “全米国立科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “全米科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “米国国立科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “米国科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “米国立科学アカデミー”
  • Kazakh: “АҚШ Ұлттық ғылым академиясы”
  • Korean: “미국 과학 아카데미”
  • Korean: “미국국립과학원”
  • Latin: “Academia Nationalis Scientiarum Civitatum Foederatarum”
  • Latin: “Academia Nationalis Scientiarum”
  • Latin: “Civitatum Foederatarum Academia Nationalis Scientiarum”
  • Luxembourgish: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Macedonian: “Национална академија на науките на САД”
  • Malay: “Akademi Sains Kebangsaan Amerika Syarikat”
  • Malayalam: “നാഷണൽ അക്കാഡമി ഓഫ് സയൻസസ്”
  • Maltese: “Akkademja Nazzjonali tax-Xjenzi”
  • Manx: “Academee Ashoonagh ny h-Oaylleeaghtyn”
  • Mingrelian: “მენცარობეფიშ ერუანული აკადემია”
  • Mongolian: “АНУ-ын Үндэсний Шинжлэх ухааны академи”
  • Northern Sami: “Álbmotlaš dieđaakademiija”
  • Northern Sami: “Amerihká ovttastuvvan stáhtaid álbmotlaš dieđaakademiija”
  • Northern Sami: “Amerihká ovttastuvvan stáhtaid našuvnnalaš dieđaakademiija”
  • Northern Sami: “Našuvnnalaš dieđaakademiija”
  • Northern Sami: “Ovttastuvvan stáhtaid álbmotlaš dieđaakademiija”
  • Northern Sami: “Ovttastuvvan stáhtaid našuvnnalaš dieđaakademiija”
  • Northern Sami: “USA álbmotlaš dieđaakademiija”
  • Northern Sami: “USA našuvnnalaš dieđaakademiija”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Academy of Science”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “The National Academy of Sciences”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “U.S. National Academy of Sciences”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Norwegian: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Persian: “آکادمی ملی علوم”
  • Polish: “Narodowa Akademia Nauk”
  • Polish: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Portuguese: “Academia de Ciências dos Estados Unidos”
  • Portuguese: “Academia Nacional de Ciências dos Estados Unidos”
  • Portuguese: “Academia Nacional de Ciências dos EUA”
  • Portuguese: “Academia Nacional de Ciências”
  • Portuguese: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Portuguese: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Romanian: “Academia Națională de Științe a Statelor Unite ale Americii”
  • Russian: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Russian: “НАН США”
  • Russian: “Национальная академия наук США”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Acadamh Nàiseanta nan Saidheans”
  • Serbian: “Национална академија наука”
  • Skolt Sami: “Ameriikk õhttõõvvâmvaaʹldi meersaž tiõđakatemia”
  • Skolt Sami: “Ameriikk õhttõõvvâmvaaʹldi naroodlaž tiõđakatemia”
  • Skolt Sami: “Meersaž tiõđakatemia”
  • Skolt Sami: “Naroodlaž tiõđakatemia”
  • Skolt Sami: “Õhttõõvvâmvaaʹldi meersaž tiõđakatemia”
  • Skolt Sami: “Õhttõõvvâmvaaʹldi naroodlaž tiõđakatemia”
  • Skolt Sami: “USA meersaž tiõđakatemia”
  • Skolt Sami: “USA naroodlaž tiõđakatemia”
  • Slovak: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalna akademija znanosti Združenih držav Amerike”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalna akademija znanosti”
  • Slovenian: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Spanish: “Academia Nacional de Ciencias de los EEUU”
  • Spanish: “Academia Nacional de Ciencias de los Estados Unidos”
  • Spanish: “Academia nacional de ciencias estados unidos”
  • Spanish: “Academia Nacional de Ciencias”
  • Spanish: “Academia Nacional de las Ciencias”
  • Spanish: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Spanish: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Swedish: “National Academy of Science”
  • Swedish: “National Academy of Sciences”
  • Swedish: “The National Academy of Sciences”
  • Swedish: “The National Academy of Sciencis”
  • Swedish: “U.S. National Academy of Sciences”
  • Swedish: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Swedish: “USA:s nationella vetenskapsakademi”
  • Tatar: “АКШ милли фәннәр академиясе”
  • Turkish: “ABD Ulusal Bilim Akademisi”
  • Turkish: “ABD Ulusal Bilimler Akademisi”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Bilimler Akademisi”
  • Turkish: “United States National Academy of Sciences”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна академія наук США”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна АН США”
  • Urdu: “قومی اکادمی برائے سائنس”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل اکیدمی آف سائنس”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika qo‘shma shtatlari milliy fanlar akademiyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika Qo‘shma Shtatlari Milliy Fanlar Akademiyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika qo’shma shtatlari milliy fanlar akademiyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika Qo’shma Shtatlari Milliy Fanlar Akademiyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika qo`shma shtatlari milliy fanlar akademiyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika Qo`shma Shtatlari Milliy Fanlar Akademiyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika qoʻshma shtatlari milliy fanlar akademiyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari Milliy fanlar akademiyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari Milliy Fanlar Akademiyasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện hàn lâm Khoa học quốc gia Hoa Kỳ”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học Quốc gia Hoa Kỳ”
  • Welsh: “Academi Genedlaethol y Gwyddorau”
  • Western Armenian: “ԱՄՆ-ի Գիտութիւններու ազգային կաճառ”
  • Yiddish: “נאציאנאלע אקאדעמיע פון וויסנשאפטן”

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