
Quick Facts
Capital City: Olympia
Abbreviation: WA
Population (2019): 7,614,893; Rank: 13 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
Region: West
Admission to Statehood: November 11, 1889 (42nd State)
State Motto: Al-ki (bye and bye)
State Nickname: The Evergreen State
Origin of State Name: Named after George Washington
Area Codes: 206, 253, 360, 425, 509
Zip Codes: Washington Zip Codes
State Symbols
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch | List of State Birds
Flag: The state flag and the state seal are similar. Passed in 1923, Washington state law describes the flag as having dark green bunting with a state seal in the center. It is the only state flag that is green. It is also the only state flag with a picture of a president.
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Flower: Pink Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) | Other State Flowers
Soil: Tokul
Song:
- “Washington, My Home” | Words by: Helen Davis | Music by: Helen Davis
- Other State Songs | Sheet Music
Tree: Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) | Other State Trees
Quarter: Salmon leaping in front of Mount Rainier Washington Quarter | List of State Quarters
Geography
Area:
- Area: 71,303 sq.mi (184,674 sq.km.), 18th
- Land: 66,582 sq.mi. (172,447 sq.km.), 20th
- Water: 4,721 sq.mi. (12,227 sq.km.), 11th
- Coastline: 157 mi. (253 km.), 12th
- Shoreline: 3,026 mi. (4,870 km.), 10th
Largest Cities: Seattle | Spokane | Vancouver | Bellevue | Everett | Yakima | Renton | Federal Way
Border States: Idaho | Oregon | List of US Regions
Highest Point: Mt. Rainier ; 14,410 feet, (4,392 m.) 4th tallest
Lowest Point: Washington; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
Geographic Center: 10 miles westsouthwest of Wenatchee
National Parks:
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park – Seattle Unit
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Minidoka National Historic Site
Mount Rainier National Park
Nez Perce National Historical Park
North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
List of National Parks in Washington
Location:
- Absolute Center: 47°20’N / 120°16.1’W
- Relative Center: 10 miles west southwest of Wenatchee
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State Government
Economy
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Seafood, dairy products, apples, cattle, wheat, potatoes, nursery stock.
- Industry: Aerospace, software development, food processing, paper products, lumber and wood products, chemical products, tourism.
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