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| General Information |
| Capital |
Richmond |
| Statehood |
June 25, 1788 |
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the 10th state |
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| State nickname |
The Old Dominion State |
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| Name for residents |
Virginians |
| State motto |
Sic semper tyrannis |
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(Thus always to tyrants) |
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| Abbreviation |
VA |
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| Land |
| Total area |
110,784 sq km |
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42,774 sq mi |
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| Rank among states in total area |
35th |
| Land area |
102,559 sq km |
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39,598 sq mi |
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| Highest point |
Mount Rogers |
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1,746 m/5,729 ft |
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| Forested land as a share of total area |
63.4 percent (2002) |
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| Federally owned land as a share of land area |
10 percent (2002) |
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| People |
| Population |
7,712,091 (2007 estimate) |
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| Rank among states in population |
12th |
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| Ten-year population growth |
14.4 percent (1990-2000) |
| Population density |
75 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) |
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193 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) |
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| Urban population |
73 percent (2000) |
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| Largest cities (by population) |
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| Virginia Beach |
435,619 (2006) |
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| Norfolk |
229,112 (2006) |
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| Chesapeake |
220,560 (2006) |
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| Richmond |
192,913 (2006) |
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| Newport News |
178,281 (2006) |
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| Ethnic groups |
| Whites |
72.3 percent (2000) |
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| Blacks |
19.6 percent (2000) |
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| Asians |
3.7 percent (2000) |
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| Native Americans |
0.3 percent (2000) |
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| Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders |
0.1 percent (2000) |
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| Mixed heritage or not reporting |
4 percent (2000) |
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| Hispanics (of any race) |
4.7 percent (2000) |
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| Health and Education |
| Life expectancy |
75.2 years (1989-1991) |
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| Infant mortality rate |
7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) |
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| Residents per physician |
370 people (2005) |
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| Residents per hospital bed |
432 people (2005) |
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| Share of population not covered by health insurance |
13.3 percent (2006) |
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| Number of students per teacher (K-12) |
13.2 (2003) |
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| Government spending per student (K-12) |
$8,855 (2002-2003) |
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| Share of students attending private school |
8.8 percent (1999) |
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| Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma |
85.4 percent (2006) |
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| Government |
| State government |
| Governor |
Tim Kaine |
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(term ends January 2010) |
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| Legislature |
Senate, 40 members |
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House of Delegates, 100 members |
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| National representation |
| Members of the U.S. Senate |
2 |
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| Members of the U.S. House of Representatives |
11 |
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| Electoral votes |
13 |
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| Economy |
| Gross state product (GSP) |
$369 billion (2006) |
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| Income per capita |
$36,175 (2004) |
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| GSP by economic sector |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing |
0.4 percent (2004) |
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| Industry |
| Construction |
4.8 percent (2004) |
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| Manufacturing |
11.6 percent (2004) |
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| Mining |
0.4 percent (2004) |
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| Transportation and utilities |
4.1 percent (2004) |
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| Services |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate |
19 percent (2004) |
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| Government |
17.3 percent (2004) |
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| Information technology |
6 percent (2004) |
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| Retail trade |
6.2 percent (2004) |
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| Wholesale trade |
4.3 percent (2004) |
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| Other services |
26.2 percent (2004) |
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| Employment |
| Number of workers |
3,999,000 (2006 estimate) |
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| Unemployment rate |
3 percent (2006 estimate) |
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| Share of workers in unions |
4.8 percent (2005) |
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| Energy, Communications, and Transportation |
| Electricity production |
| Share from geothermal, solar, and wind |
3.8 percent (2005 estimate) |
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| Share from hydroelectric |
1.9 percent (2005 estimate) |
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| Share from nuclear |
35.4 percent (2005 estimate) |
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| Share from thermal |
60.8 percent (2005 estimate) |
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| Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people |
412 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) |
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| Share of households with Internet access |
60.3 percent (2003 estimate) |
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| Number of library books circulated per resident |
8.5 books per person (2002) |
| Length of highways |
115,815 km (2005) |
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71,964 mi (2005) |
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| Length of interstate highways |
1,799 km (2005) |
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1,118 mi (2005) |
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| Length of railroad tracks |
5,208 km (2004) |
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3,236 mi (2004) |
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| Airports |
7 (2007) |
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| Sources |
| The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). |
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