Virginia was the 10th state in the USA; it became
a state on June 25, 1788.
State Abbreviation - VA
State Capital - Richmond
Largest
City - Virginia Beach
Area - 42,769 square miles [Virginia is the 35th biggest
state in the USA]
Population - 7,078,515 (as of 2000) [Virginia is the 12th
most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - farming (tobacco, peanuts,
corn, sweet potatoes, poultry, ham), tourism, US Navy warships, mining (coal),
lumber (for paper and furniture), government workersMajor
Rivers - James River, Rappahannock River, Potomac River, Shenandoah River
Major
Lakes - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Gathright Dam (Lake Moomaw), John H. Kerr
Reservoir, John W. Flannagan Reservoir, Pound Lake, Philpott Lake
Highest Point
- Mt. Rogers - 5,729 feet (1,746 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Kentucky,
Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia [and Washington, District of
Columbia]
Bordering Bodies of Water - Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay Origin
of the Name Virginia - Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth I of England (she
was known as the Virgin Queen). Sir Walter Raleigh may have suggested this name
around 1584.
State Nickname - Old Dominion State
State Motto - "Sic
Semper Tyrannis" (Thus Always to Tyrants)
State Song - Carry Me Back to
Old Virginia
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