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Commonwealth of Virginia | |||||
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Nickname(s): Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents; Mother of states. | |||||
Motto(s): Sic Semper Tyrannis (Latin)[1] | |||||
Offeecial leid | Inglis | ||||
Spoken leids | Inglis 94.6%, Spainyie 5.9% | ||||
Demonym | Virginian | ||||
Caipital | Richmond | ||||
Lairgest ceety | Virginia Beach | ||||
Lairgest metro | Northren Virginie | ||||
Aurie | Ranked 35t | ||||
• Tot |
42,774.2 sq mi (110,785.67 km2) | ||||
• Width | 200 miles (320 km) | ||||
• Lenth | 430 miles (690 km) | ||||
• % watter | 7.4 | ||||
• Latitude | 36° 32′ N tae 39° 28′ N | ||||
• Longitude | 75° 15′ W tae 83° 41′ W | ||||
Population | Ranked 12t | ||||
• Tot | 8,096,604 (2011 est)[2] | ||||
• Density |
204/sq mi (79.0/km2) Ranked 14t | ||||
• Median hoosehauld income | $61,044[3] (8t) | ||||
Elevation | |||||
• Heichest pynt |
Mount Rogers[4][5] 5,729 ft (1746 m) | ||||
• Mean | 950 ft (290 m) | ||||
• Lawest pynt |
Atlantic Ocean[4] sea level | ||||
Afore statehuid | Colony of Virginia | ||||
Admission to Union | 25 Juin 1788 (10t) | ||||
Govrenor | Ralph Northam (D) | ||||
Lieutenant Governor | Justin Fairfax (D) | ||||
Legislatur | General Assembly | ||||
• Upper hoose | Senate | ||||
• Lawer hoose | Hoose o Delegates | ||||
U.S. Senators |
Tim Kaine (D) Mark Warner (D) | ||||
U.S. Hoose delegation |
8 Republicans, 3 Democrats (leet) | ||||
Time zone | Eastren: UTC −5/−4 | ||||
ISO 3166 | US-VA | ||||
Abbreviations | VA, | ||||
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Virginie (Inglis: Virginia), offeecially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state locatit in the Sooth Atlantic region o the Unitit States. Virginia is nicknamit the "Old Dominion" an sometimes the "Mother o Presidents" efter the aicht U.S. preses born thare. The geography an climate o the Commonwalth are shapit bi the Blue Ridge Mountains an the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for hintle o its flora an fauna. The caipital o the Commonwalth is Richmond; an Virginia Beach is the maist muckle ceety. Fairfax Coonty is the maist populous poleetical subdiveesion. The Commonwalth's population is ower aicht million.[2]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Factpack" (PDF). Virginia General Assembly. January 11, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012" (CSV). 2012 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. December 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)". American Community Survey. United States Census Bureau. 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ↑ Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
Relatit information[eedit | eedit soorce]
Precedit bi New Hampshire |
Leet o U.S. states bi date o statehuid Ratified Constitution on 25 Juin 1788 (10th) |
Succeedit bi New York |
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