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Wast Virginie

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(Reguidit frae West Virginia)
Wast Virginie
KintraUnitit States
Afore stateheidVirginia
Admittit tae the Union20 Juin 1863 (35t)
Lairgest ceetycaipital
Lairgest metroCharleston metro aurie
Govrenment
 • GovrenorEarl Ray Tomblin (D)
 • Lieutenant GovernorJeff Kessler (D)
LegislaturWest Virginia Legislature
 • Upper hooseSenate
 • Lawer hooseHoose o Delegates
U.S. senatorsJay Rockefeller (D)
Joe Manchin (D)
U.S. Hoose delegation1: David McKinley (R)
2: Shelley Moore Capito (R)
3: Nick Rahall (D) (leet)
Population
 • Total1,850,326 (2,014 est)[1]
 • Density29.8/km2 (77.1/sq mi)
 • Median hooseaud income
$38029
 • Income rank
48t
Leid
 • Offeecial leidnane (de facto Inglis)
Latitude37° 12′ N tae 40° 39′ N
Longitude77° 43′ W tae 82° 39′ W

Wast Virginie (Listeni/ˌwɛst vərˈɪnjə/, Inglis: West Virginia) is a state in the Appalachie region o the Soothren Unitit States.[2][3][4][5] It is bordered bi Virginia tae the sootheast, Kentucky tae the soothwast, Ohio tae the northwast, Pennsylvania tae the northeast an Maryland tae the east. Wast Virginie is the 41st maist extensive an the 37t maist populous o the 50 Unitit States. The caipital an lairgest ceety is Charleston.

References

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  1. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014" (CSV). U.S. Census Bureau. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers Archived 2015-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris, Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1990.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau
  5. Thomas R. Ford and Rupert Bayless Vance, The Southern Appalachian Region, A Survey, Univ. of Kentucky Press, 1962

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Template:West Virginia

Precedit bi
Kansas
Leet o U.S. states bi date o statehuid
Admittit on 20 Juin 1863 (35t)
Succeedit bi
Nevada