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| Capital
City: |
Madison |
| Location: |
43.04405 N, 089.40954 W |
| Area: |
65,503 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
5,180,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
June 20th, 1863; 35th State |
| Song: |
The West Virginia Hills |
| West Virginia My Home |
| This Is My West Virginia |
| Nickname: |
Mountain State |
| Origin of states name: |
Named after England's Queen Elizabeth I, |
| the "Virgin Queen" |
| Time
zone: |
Eastern |
| Other Cities: |
Huntington, Parkersburg |
| Border
States: |
Kentucky, Maryland,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia; |
| Geographic Center: |
Braxton, 4 miles east of Sutton |
| Coastline: |
none |
| Highest Point: |
Spruce Knob; 4,863 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Cattle, Dairy products, poultry,
apples; |
| Industry: |
Chemical products, mining, primary metals, stone, |
| clay and glass products, tourism; |
| National
Park: |
none |
| Topography: |
Ranging from hilly to mountainous; Allegheny |
| plateau in the west, covers two-thirds of the State. |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 72 to 76 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 34 to 38 |
| Flower: |
Rhododendron |
| Tree: |
Sugar Maple |
| Newspapers: |
Times-West
Virginian |
| Attractions: |
West
Virginia Attractions. Roadside America. |
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