| VIRGINIA
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| VIRGINIA
BEACH |
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| AREA |
42,769 sq miles (37th) (Land) 39,598 sq. miles (Water) 3,171 sq. miles |
| CAPITAL |
Richmond |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Entered Union (rank): June 25, 1788 (10) , Present constitution adopted: 1970
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| LOCATION
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37.531N, 077.474W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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950 ft. |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
Mt. Rogers; 5,729 feet, 19th |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Atlantic coast; sea level, 3rd |
| COUNTIES |
95 |
| COASTLINE |
112 miles |
| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
5 miles southwest of Buckingham |
| STATE FOSSIL
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| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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Chesapecten jeffersonius (Fossil) |
| STATE GEMSTONE
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| STATE FLAG
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A deep blue field contains the seal of Virginia with the Latin motto " Sic Semper Tyrannis" - "Thus Always to Tyrants". Adopted in 1776. The two figures are acting out the meaning of the motto. Both are dressed as warriors. The woman, Virtue, represents Virginia. The man holding a scourge and chain shows that he is a tyrant. His fallen crown is nearby. |
| STATE COLORS
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| STATE SEAL
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| STATE SLOGAN
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Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix? |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Sic Semper Tyrannis Thus Always to Tyrants |
| STATE SONG
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Carry Me Back to Old Virginia |
| STATE TREE
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Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida |
| STATE BIRD
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Cardinal |
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| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Old Dominion State |
| STATE FLOWER
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Dogwood Cornus florida |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Kentucky Maryland North Carolina Tennessee West Virginia |
