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Picturesque Washington was the 42nd state in the USA; it became a state on November 11, 1889.
State Abbreviation: WA
State Nickname: The Evergreen State
Capital City: Olympia
Area: 71,303 square miles [Washington is the 18th biggest state in the USA]
Population: 5,894,121 (as of 2000) [Washington is the 15th most populous state in the USA]
Bird: Goldfinch
Flower: Coast rhododendron
Tree: Western hemlock
Largest Cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, Everett, Federal Way, Kent, Yakima, Bellingham
Bordering States: Idaho, Oregon
Bordering Country: Canada
Bordering Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound
Major Rivers: Columbia River, Snake River, Yakima River
Major Lakes: Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lake Washington
Highest Point: Mt. Rainier - 14,410 feet (4,392 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Seafood, dairy products, apples, cattle, wheat, potatoes, nursery stock
Industry: Aerospace, software development, food processing, paper products, lumber and wood products, chemical products, tourism
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