Virginia

English: Virginia is a state of the United States. Note that West Virginia refers to the state of West Virginia not to the western part of Virginia.

Español: Virginia es un estado de Estados Unidos. Nota que West Virginia (Virginia del Oeste) es un estado distinto y no la parte oeste de Virginia.

Italiano: La Virginia è uno stato federato degli Stati Uniti d'America. N.B: il West Virginia (Virginia occidentale) è uno stato federato distinto e non la parte occidentale della Virginia.

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Virginia 

state of the United States of America
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Instance of	state of the United States
Part of	contiguous United States, South Atlantic states
Named after	Colony of Virginia
Location	United States of America, United States of America
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean
Capital	Richmond
Legislative body	Virginia General Assembly (Senate of Virginia, Virginia House of Delegates)
Executive body	government of Virginia
Highest judicial authority	Supreme Court of Virginia
Official language	English
Anthem	Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (1940–1997) Our Great Virginia (2015–)
Head of government	Ralph Northam (2018–)
Has part	Chesapeake
Inception	25 June 1788
Highest point	Mount Rogers
Population	8,382,993 (2015)
Area	110,862 km²
Elevation above sea level	290 m
Maximum temperature record	110 degree Fahrenheit (1954)
Minimum temperature record	-30 degree Fahrenheit (1985)
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38° 00′ 00″ N, 79° 00′ 00″ W OpenStreetMap Locator tool
Authority control  Q1370 ISNI: 0000 0004 0458 885X VIAF ID: 128935789 GND ID: 4063592-2 Library of Congress authority ID: n79022909 National Diet Library ID: 00629515 OpenStreetMap relation ID: 224042 NKCR AUT ID: ge138966 SELIBR ID: 162559 U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10045105 BabelNet ID: 00058810n
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  Flag
  Bandera

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  Commerative quarter
  Moneda comemorativa

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  Map
  Mapa

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  Topographic map
  Mapa topografico

Physical Geography

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  Chesapeake Bay Landsat photo

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  hillside

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  Shenandoah Valley

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  Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park

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  Luray Caverns in the Shenandoah Valley

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  The Natural Bridge

Cities

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  Richmond, capital of Virginia

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  Virginia Beach

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  Roanoke

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  Bailey's Crossroads

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  Arlington County

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  King Street, Alexandria

Landmarks

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  Statue of John Smith at Historic Jamestowne

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  The reconstructed Capitol at Williamsburg

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  Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond

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  Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson

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  Yorktown Victory Monument, Yorktown

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  Fort Monroe in Hampton

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  Chancellorsville Battlefield

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  George Washington Masonic National Memorial

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  Mill Mountain Star in Roanoke

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  Shipbuilding yard in Newport News

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  The Pentagon in Arlington, overlooking washington, D.C.

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  National cemetery in Arlington / US-Nationalfriedhof in Arlington

History

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  1630 version of the 1608 John Smith Map

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  The Burning of Jamestown, by Howard Pyle (1907), depicting the burning of Jamestown during Bacon's Rebellion, 1677

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  Battle of Virginia Capes

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  Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown

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  George Washington as Farmer at Mount Vernon

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  Ruins of Richmond following the American Civil War

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  YB-17 crew at Langley during WWII (1942)

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  Little Joe rocket on Wallops Island, part of Project Mercury

People

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  Douglas Wilder (en), governor 1990-1994

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  George Allen (en), governor 1994-1998

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  Jim Gilmore (en), governor 1998-2002

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  Mark Warner (en), governor 2002-2006

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  Tim Kaine (en), governor 2006-2010

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