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State:	Virginia
Abbreviation:	VA
Capital:	Richmond
Largest City:	Virginia Beach
Population:	7078515
Land-Square Miles:	39,598
Land-Square Miles Rank:	37
Highest Point:	Mount Rogers, 5,729 ft.
Governor of Virginia:	Tim Kaine
Political Party:	Democrat
Seat Up:	2009
Entered Union:	June 25, 1788
State Number:	10th
State Motto:	Thus always to tyrants (Sic Semper tyrannis)
State Nickname:	The Old Dominion; Mother State
State Flower:	American Dogwood
StateFlower2:	Cornus florida
State Bird:	Cardinal
State Song:	Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	In honor of Elizabeth, Virgin Queen of England
Major Industries:	Agriculture
Historical Sites:	Mt. Vernon , home ofGeorge Washington; Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson; Stratford, home of Robert E. Lee, Confederate general; Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial; Richmond, capital of both the Confederacy and of the state today; Booker T. Washington's birthplace near Roanoke; Colonial Williamsburg
Points Of Interest:	Shenandoah National Park; Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Parks; the Skyline Drive; and the Blue Ridge National Parkway
Bordering States:	Virginia borders Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina