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| Capital
City: |
Richmond |
| Location: |
37.53105 N, 077.47458 W |
| Area: |
42,769 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
6,735,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
June 25th, 1788; 10th State |
| Song: |
Carry me back to old Virginia |
| words & music by: James A. Bland |
| Nickname: |
Old Dominion State |
| Origin of states name: |
Named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth
I |
| Time
zone: |
Eastern |
| Other Cities: |
Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News; |
| Border
States: |
Kentucky, Maryland,
North Carolina, Tennessee, |
| West Virginia; |
| Geographic Center: |
5 miles southwest of Buckingham |
| Coastline: |
112 miles |
| Highest Point: |
Mt. Rogers, 5,729 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Cattle, poultry, dairy products,
tobacco, hogs, soybeans; |
| Industry: |
Transportation equipment, textiles, food
processing, |
| printing, chemicals, electric equipment; |
| National
Park: |
Shenandoah |
| Topography: |
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| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 70 to 76 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 35 to 40 |
| Flower: |
Dogwood |
| Tree: |
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| Newspapers: |
Richmond
Times-Dispatch |
| Attractions: |
Virginia
Attractions. Roadside America |
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