Virginia

Virginia is the twelfth-most populous state and one of the wealthiest in the country, combining the federal-contracting and technology corridor of Northern Virginia with the world's largest naval base in Hampton Roads, the historic capital of Richmond and the agricultural Shenandoah Valley. Northern Virginia hosts the densest concentration of data centers on the planet, routing a large share of global internet traffic.

Capital: RichmondLargest city: Virginia BeachNickname: Old DominionStatehood: 1788
8.72 M
Population
12th in the U.S.
$697 B
GDP
13th in the U.S.
$79,900
GDP per capita
110,787 km²
Area
35th in the U.S.

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