Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: The link for the District of Columbia uses `` District of Columbia '' and for the state of Georgia it is `` Georgia ( U.S. state ) '' .
Simplified: Links for the District of Columbia use `` Washington , D.C. '' , links for the state of Georgia use `` Georgia ( U.S. state ) '' and links for the state of New York use `` New York '' .