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Picturesque Virginia was the 10th state in the USA; it became a state on June 25, 1788.
State Abbreviation: VA
State Nickname: Old Dominion State
Capital City: Richmond
Area: 42,769 square miles [Virginia is the 35th biggest state in the USA]
Population: 7,078,515 (as of 2000) [Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the USA]
Bird: Cardinal
Flower: American dogwood
Tree: American dogwood
Largest Cities: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Richmond, Newport News, Arlington, Hampton, Alexandria, Portsmouth, Roanoke
Bordering States: Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia [and Washington, District of Columbia]
Bordering Bodies of Water - Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay
Major Rivers: James River, Rappahannock River, Potomac River, Shenandoah River
Major Lakes: Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Gathright Dam (Lake Moomaw), John H. Kerr Reservoir, John W. Flannagan Reservoir, Pound Lake, Philpott Lake
Highest Point: Mt. Rogers - 5,729 feet (1,746 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Cattle, poultry, dairy products, tobacco, hogs, soybeans
Industry: Transportation equipment, textiles, food processing, printing, electric equipment, chemicals
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