Virginia State Information

State Info

All About Virginia

Website	http://www.va.gov
Capital	Richmond
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Nicknames	Old Dominion
Population	7,078,515 (Year 2000 census)
	7,386,330 (Year 2003 estimate)
Housing Units	2,904,192 (Year 2000)
Area	42,774.20 Square Miles
	Land area: 39,594.07 Square Miles
	Water area: 3,180.13 Square Miles
State Song	Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
State Bird	Cardinal
State Flower	Dogwood
State Tree	Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)