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| State of West Virginia | |
| Anthem: 4 songs | |
 Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Part of Virginia |
| Admitted to the Union | June 20, 1863 (35th) |
| Capital (and largest city) | Charleston |
| Largest metro | Huntington-Ashland Tri-State Area |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jim Justice (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Mitch Carmichael (R) |
| Legislature | West Virginia Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Delegates |
| U.S. senators | Joe Manchin (D) Shelley Moore Capito (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: David McKinley (R) 2: Alex Mooney (R) 3: Carol Miller (R) (list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km2) |
| • Land | 24,078 sq mi (62,361 km2) |
| • Water | 152 sq mi (394 km2) 0.6% |
| • Rank | 41st |
| Elevation | 1,513 ft (461 m) |
| Highest elevation | 4,863 ft (1,482 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 1,792,147 |
| • Rank | 38th |
| • Density | 77.1/sq mi (29.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 29th |
| • Median household income | $43,469 |
| • Income rank | 50th |
| Language | |
| • Official language | De jure: English |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | WV |
| ISO 3166 code | US-WV |
| Trad. abbreviation | W.Va. |
| Latitude | 37°12′ N to 40°39′ N |
| Longitude | 77°43′ W to 82°39′ W |
| Website | wv |
| West Virginia state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Butterfly | Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
| Fish | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| Flower | Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) |
| Mammal | Black bear (Ursus americanus) |
| Reptile | Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) |
| Tree | Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Colors | Old gold and blue |
| Food | Golden Delicious apple (Malus domestica) |
| Fossil | Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) |
| Gemstone | Silicified Mississippian fossil coral (Lithostrotionella) |
| Rock | Coal |
| Slogan | "Wild and Wonderful" "Open for Business" (former) "Almost Heaven" (former) |
| Soil | Monongahela Silt Loam |
| Tartan | West Virginia Shawl |
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 Released in 2005 | |
| Lists of United States state symbols | |
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian region of the United States. Its capital and largest city is Charleston. It is often abbreviated W. Va. or simply WV. About 1,800,000 people live in the state.
West Virginia is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, by Ohio to the north and west, by Kentucky to the west, by Maryland to the north and east, and by Virginia to the east and south. The Ohio and Potomac Rivers form parts of the boundaries.
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