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Virginia Facts
- Capital: Richmond
- Population: 7,078,515
- Entered the Union: June 25, 1788
- As the: 10th state
- Motto: Sic Semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)
- State abbreviation/Postal code: Va./VA
- Governor: Tim Kaine, D (to Jan. 2010)
- Lieut. Governor: Bill Bolling, R (to Jan. 2010)
- Senators: John Warner, R (to Jan. 2009); Jim Webb, D (to Jan. 2013)
- U.S. Representatives: 11
- Secy. of the Commonwealth: Katherine M. Hanley, D (apptd. by gov.)
- Treasurer: J. Braxton Powell, D (to Jan. 2010)
- Atty. General: Robert F. McDonnell, R (to Jan. 2010)
- Entered Union (rank): June 25, 1788 (10)
- Present constitution adopted: 1970
- Nickname: The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
- Flower: American Dogwood
- Bird: Cardinal
- Song: Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
- Sports Teams: None
- Origin of Name: In honor of Elizabeth, Virgin Queen of England
- Major Industries: Agriculture, Government and Manufacturing (Transportation Equipment and Textiles), Food Processing, Printing
- 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.
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