DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE

Total Area 42,769 square miles
Land Area 39,598 square miles
Water Area 3,171 square miles
Coastline 112 miles
Shoreline 3,315 miles
Topography Mountain and valley region in the west, rolling piedmont plateau, and tidewater or coastal plain
Area Codes 276, 434, 540, 571, 703, 757, 804
Border States Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
Agriculture Cattle, poultry, dairy products, tobacco, hogs, soybeans
Industries Transportation equipment, textiles, food processing, printing, electric equipment, chemicals
Statehood June 25, 1788
State Capital Richmond
State Motto Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants)
State Song “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia”
State Bird Cardinal
State Tree Dogwood (cornus florida)
State Flower Flowering Dogwood
State Nickname The Old Dominion

 

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