The State of Virginia Information and Facts

The State of Virginia (VA) is a 10th state of the USA, constituted as commonwealth, admitted in June 25, 1788. Commonwealth is located in the southern part of the United States on Atlantic shoreline. Virginia bounded by DC, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia U.S. states. Virginia's capital is Richmond and largest city of the commonwealth is Virginia Beach.

By population this state ranked 12th with 7,769 thousand residents and 35th in national rating by toatal area of 42,769 square miles. In social security number area code for Virginian starting from 223-231 and 691-699 digits. The highest point of state is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet altitude and lowest point is level of the Atlantic ocean. Time Zone in the commonwealth is Eastern Time Zone UTC-5/-4. Virginia's nickname is Old Dominion State, it name was given to state by King of England Charles II due to loyality to the English crown in the English Civil War. Another symbols of commonwealth are:

State Beverage: Milk
Bird: Cardinal
Dance: Square Dance
Dog: American Fox Hound
Fish: Brook Trout
Flower: Dogwood
Fossil: Chesapecten Jeffersonius
Insect: Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
State Motto is Sic Semper Tyrannis that mean Thus Always to Tyrants.
Shell: Oyster Shell
Tree: Flowering Dogwood

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