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  1. <text id=93AT0822>
  2. <title>
  3. Virginia--Vital Statistics
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Directory          
  7. Virginia                                             
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Compact</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. Vital Statistics                                                 
  13. </hdr>
  14. <body>
  15. <table>
  16. <row><c format=bold type=a>Nickname<c type=a>The Old Dominion
  17. <row><c>Motto<c>Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants)
  18. <row><c>Animal<c>American Foxhound
  19. <row><c>Flower<c>Dogwood
  20. <row><c>Bird<c>Cardinal
  21. <row><c>Tree<c>Dogwood
  22. <row><c>Song<c>Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
  23. <row><c>Shell<c>Oyster
  24. <row><c>Entered the Union<c>June 25, 1788
  25. <row><c>Capital<c>Richmond
  26. <row><c format=bold type=a>Land Area (square miles)<c type=a>39,598
  27. <row><c>   Rank in Nation<c>37th
  28. <row><c>1990 Census Population<c>6,187,358
  29. <row><c>   Rank in Nation<c>12th
  30. <row><c>Density per square mile<c>156.26
  31. <row><c>1992 Estimated Population<c>6,377,000
  32. <row><c>Number of Representatives in Congress<c>11
  33. <row><c>Capital City<c>Richmond
  34. <row><c>   Population<c>203,056
  35. <row><c>   Rank in State<c>3rd
  36. <row><c>Largest City<c>Virginia Beach
  37. <row><c>   Population<c>393,069
  38. <row><c>Number of Places over 10,000 Population<c>76
  39. </table>
  40. <p>Source: The Book of the States, 1992-93 edition, Vol. 29; The Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY.
  41. </p>
  42. </body>
  43. </article>
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