• Virginia

State Facts

Full Name

Commonwealth of Virginia

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

June 25, 1788 (10th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

7,078,515 (12th)

Land Area (Rank)

39,594 square miles; 102,548 square kilometers (37th)

Capital

Richmond

Postal Abbreviation

VA

State Nicknames

• The Old Dominion,
• Mother of Presidents

Motto

Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)

Song

“Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” (music and words by James A. Bland)

State Symbols

• Flower: American dogwood
• Tree: Flowering dogwood
• Bird: Cardinal
• Dog: American foxhound
• Shell: Oyster shell

Economy

• Agriculture:
  • Cattle,
  • poultry,
  • dairy products,
  • tobacco,
  • hogs,
  • soybeans
• Industry:
  • Transportation equipment,
  • textiles,
  • food processing,
  • printing,
  • electric equipment,
  • chemicals