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| Capital
City: |
Olympia |
| Location: |
47.04191 N, 122.89376 W |
| Area: |
71,303 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
5,620,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
November 11th, 1889; 42nd State |
| Song: |
Washington, my home |
| words & music by: Helen Davis |
| Nickname: |
Evergreen State |
| Origin of states name: |
Named after George Washington |
| Time
zone: |
Pacific |
| Other Cities: |
Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane; |
| Border
States: |
Idaho, Oregon; |
| Geographic Center: |
Chelan, 10 miles west-southwest of Wenatchee |
| Coastline: |
157 miles |
| Highest Point: |
Mt. Rainier, 14,410 miles |
| Agriculture: |
Seafood, Dairy products, apples,
cattle, wheat, potatoes; |
| Industry: |
Aerospace, food processing, paper products, tourism, |
| lumber & wood products, chemical products; |
| National
Park: |
Olympic; Mt. Rainier; North Cascades; |
| Topography: |
Olympic Mountains on the northwest peninsula; open |
| land along coast; mountains to the southeast |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 65 to 70 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 29 to 43 |
| Flower: |
Coast Rhododendron |
| Tree: |
Western Hemlock |
| Newspapers: |
The
Olympian |
| Attractions: |
Washington
Attractions. Roadside America |
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