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         State Capital: Richmond            State Abbreviation :    VA    
                
         Population (1991): 6,187,000       Size (square miles): 40,770 
         Population Rank:   12              Size Rank:           36     

                             
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         Motto: "Sic Semper Tyrannis" translated as "Thus Always to 
         Tyrants". 

         Nickname: Old Dominion State

         Name Origin: Named By Sir Walter Raleigh after "The Virgin Queen", 
         Queen Elizabeth 

         State Bird:   Cardinal
               Flower: Dogwood
               Tree:   Dogwood
               Song:   Carry Me Back to Old Virginia

         Climate: Moderate, continental to the West, subtropical to the 
         East with coastal influences 

         Industries: Manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, trade, services, 
         government 
 
