Washington state
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| Nickname(s): "The Evergreen State" (unofficial) | |||||
| Motto(s): Al-ki or Alki, "bye and bye" in Chinook Jargon (unofficial) | |||||
| State song(s): "Washington, My Home" | |||||
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| Official language | None (de jure) English (de facto) |
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| Demonym | Washingtonian | ||||
| Capital | Olympia | ||||
| Largest city | Seattle | ||||
| Largest metro | Metro Seattle | ||||
| Area | Ranked 18th | ||||
| • Total | 71,362 sq mi (184,827 km2) |
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| • Width | 360 miles (580 km) | ||||
| • Length | 240 miles (400 km) | ||||
| • % water | 6.6 | ||||
| • Latitude | 45° 33′ N to 49° N | ||||
| • Longitude | 116° 55′ W to 124° 46′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 13th | ||||
| • Total | 7,170,351 (2015 est) | ||||
| • Density | 103/sq mi (39.6/km2) Ranked 25th |
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| • Median household income | $58,078 (11th) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| • Highest point |
Mount Rainier 14,411 ft (4,392 m) |
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| • Mean | 1,700 ft (520 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point | Pacific Ocean sea level |
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| Before statehood | Washington Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | November 11, 1889 (42nd) | ||||
| Governor | Jay Inslee (D) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Cyrus Habib (D) | ||||
| Legislature | State Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | State Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Patty Murray (D) Maria Cantwell (D) |
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| U.S. House delegation |
6 Democrats 4 Republicans (list) |
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| Time zone | Pacific: UTC −8/−7 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-WA | ||||
| Abbreviations | WA, Wash. | ||||
| Website | access |
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| Amphibian | Pacific chorus frog |
| Bird | American goldfinch |
| Fish | Steelhead trout |
| Flower | Rhododendron |
| Grass | Bluebunch wheatgrass |
| Insect | Green Darner |
| Mammal | Olympic marmot/Orca |
| Tree | Western Hemlock |
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| Dance | Square dance |
| Food | Apple |
| Gemstone | Petrified wood |
| Ship | Lady Washington |
| Soil | Tokul |
| Song | "Washington, My Home" |
| Tartan | Washington state tartan |
| Other | Vegetable: Sweet onion |
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Washington (
i/ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho, and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Named after George Washington, the first President of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State or the State of Washington to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the U.S., which is often shortened to Washington.
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