Virginia
Virginia: Fast Facts
Capital: Richmond
Largest City: Virginia Beach
Nickname: Old Dominion
State Abbreviation / Postal Code: VA
Major Airports: Richmond International Airport (RIC), Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Location: Mid-Atlantic United States, bordered to the north by West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC, to the west by West Virginia and Kentucky, to the south by North Carolina and Tennessee, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
Highest point: Mt. Rogers (5729 ft.)
Lowest point: Any location along the Atlantic Ocean coast (0 ft.)
Climate: Humid subtropical, with hot summers and cool winters in most of the state; humid continental in the western mountainous regions with milder summers and colder winters
Time Zone: EST (GMT -5)
Area Codes: 276, 434, 540, 571, 703, 757, 804
Flag:
A deep blue field containing the seal of Virginia with the Latin motto "Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Thus Always to Tyrants)
Admitted to the Union: 10th, in 1788 (one of the original 13 colonies)
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