West Virginia

**West Virginia**
	state of the United States of America
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Instance of	U.S. state;
Part of	contiguous United States; South Atlantic states;
Named after	Colony of Virginia;
Location	United States of America; United States of America;
Capital	Charleston;
Legislative body	West Virginia Legislature (West Virginia Senate, West Virginia House of Delegates);
Executive body	State of West Virginia;
Highest judicial authority	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia;
Anthem	Take Me Home, Country Roads;
Head of government	Jim Justice (2017–);
Inception	20 June 1863;
Highest point	Spruce Knob (1,482 m);
Population	1,793,716 (2020);
Area	62,755 km²;
Elevation above sea level	455 m;
Maximum temperature record	112 degree Fahrenheit (1936);
Minimum temperature record	−37 degree Fahrenheit (1917);
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	39° 00′ 00″ N, 80° 30′ 00″ W
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English: West Virginia is a state of the United States.

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State seal. Note state motto: Montani Semper Liberi ("Mountaineers are always free") and date of admission to the union (June 20, 1863).
West Virginia is nicknamed "the Mountain State".
John Denver, coauthor and performer of "Country Roads", the best known of West Virginia's four state songs.
Cover of sheet music for "The West Virginia Hills" another of West Virginia's state songs. The remaining two songs are "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" and "This Is My West Virginia".
People from West Virginia are known as West Virginians or Mountaineers.
Charleston is the capital city.
Current governor Jim Justice.
Current West Virginia US senator Joe Manchin.
Current West Virginia US senator Shelley Moore Capito.
Current West Virginia US representative Carol Miller.
Current West Virginia US representative Alex Mooney.
Highest point: Spruce Knob.
Lowest point: Potomac River.

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State flag

State flag designs

Flag of Virginia (1861–1865).
Flag of West Virginia (1905-1907).
Flag of West Virginia (1907-1929).
Flag of West Virginia (1929-)

State flags

State slogans

Wild and Wonderful
Open for Business

State songs

John Denver, coauthor and performer of "Country Roads", the best known of West Virginia's four state songs.
Cover of sheet music for "The West Virginia Hills" another of West Virginia's state songs. The remaining two songs are "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" and "This Is My West Virginia".