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State Facts
Full Name - State of Washington
Admitted to the Union (Rank) - November 11, 1889 (42nd)
Population 2012 (Rank) - 6,897,012 (13th)
Land Area (Rank) - 66,544 square miles; 172,348 sq km (20th)
Capital - Olympia
State Nicknames - Evergreen State
Motto - Al-Ki (American Indian word meaning “by and by”)
Song
“Washington, My Home” (music by Helen Davis, arranged by Stuart Churchill)
State Symbols
Flower: Western rhododendron
Tree: Western hemlock
Bird: American goldfinch
Gem: Petrified wood
Fruit: Apple
Insect: Blue darner dragonfly
Fossil: Columbian mammoth
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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