State
Commonwealth of Virginia
Flag Seal
Anthem: "Our Great Virginia"
Map of the United States with Virginia highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Colony of Virginia
Admitted to the Union	June 25, 1788 (10th)
Capital	Richmond
Largest city	Virginia Beach
Largest metro	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
Government
• Governor	Glenn Youngkin (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Winsome Sears (R)
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Delegates
U.S. senators	Mark Warner (D) Tim Kaine (D)
U.S. House delegation	7 Democrats 4 Republicans (list)
Area
• Total	42,774.2 sq mi (110,785.67 km2)
• Rank	35th
Elevation	950 ft (290 m)
Highest elevation (Mount Rogers)	5,729 ft (1,746 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean)	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2019)
• Total	8,535,519
• Rank	12th
• Density	206.7/sq mi (79.8/km2)
• Rank	14th
• Median household income	$71,535
• Income rank	10th
Language
• Official language	English
• Spoken language	English 86% Spanish 6% Other 8%
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	VA
ISO 3166 code	US-VA
Trad. abbreviation	Va.
Latitude	36° 32′ N to 39° 28′ N
Longitude	75° 15′ W to 83° 41′ W
Website	www.virginia.gov

Virginia state symbols
Flag of Virginia
Living insignia
Bird	Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Butterfly	Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus)
Dog breed	American Foxhound (Canis lupis familiaris)
Fish	Brook trout, striped bass
Flower	Flowering Dogwood
Insect	Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus)
Tree	Flowering Dogwood
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Milk
Dance	Square dance
Fossil	Chesapecten jeffersonius
Rock	Nelsonite
Shell	Eastern oyster
Slogan	Virginia is for lovers
Tartan	Virginia Quadcentennial Tartan
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2000
Lists of United States state symbols

Virginia is a state in the United States. Its capital is Richmond and its largest city is Virginia Beach. The official name of Virginia is the Commonwealth of Virginia. About 8.6 million people lived there in 2020.