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Also known as: Old Dominion State
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Virginia state flag
flag of Virginia
Virginia: seal
Seal of Virginia
The cardinal is the state bird of Virginia.
The cardinal is the state bird of Virginia.
The flowering dogwood is the state flower of Virginia.
The flowering dogwood is the state flower of Virginia.
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Capital:
Richmond
Population:
(2020) 8,631,393; (2023 est.) 8,715,698
Governor:
Glenn Youngkin (Republican)
Date Of Admission:
June 25, 17882
U.S. Senators:
Tim Kaine (Democrat)
Mark R. Warner (Democrat)
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Virginia, constituent state of the United States of America, one of the original 13 colonies. It is bordered by Maryland to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, Kentucky to the west, and West Virginia to the northwest. The state capital is Richmond. Virginia was nicknamed the Old Dominion for its loyalty to the exiled Charles II of England during the Puritan Commonwealth and Protectorate (1653–59). It has one of the longest continuous histories among the American states, dating from the settlement of Jamestown in the early 17th century. It was named ...(100 of 6361 words)

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