State Facts

Full Name

State of Washington

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

November 11, 1889 (42nd)

Population 2000 (Rank)

5,894,121 (15th)

Land Area (Rank)

66,544 square miles; 172,348 square kilometers (20th)

Capital

Olympia

Postal Abbreviation

WA

State Nickname

Evergreen State

Motto

Al-Ki (American Indian word meaning “by and by”)

Song

“Washington, My Home” (music by Helen Davis, arranged by Stuart Churchill)

State Symbols

Flower: Western rhododendron
Tree: Western hemlock
Bird: American goldfinch
Gem: Petrified wood
Fruit: Apple
Insect: Blue darner dragonfly
Fossil: Columbian mammoth

Economy

Agriculture:
- Seafood,
- dairy products,
- apples,
- cattle,
- wheat,
- potatoes,
- nursery stock
Industry:
- Aerospace,
- software development,
- food processing,
- paper products,
- lumber and wood products,
- chemical products,
- tourism