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Virginia was named by Sir Walter Raleigh, in honor of Queen Elizabeth of England, who was known as the "Virgin Queen."
Nicknames: Old Domination, Mother of Presidents. State Data: Total area: 42,627 sq. miles; water 2,365 sq. miles. Motto: "Sic Semper Tyrannis (Ever Thus To Tyrants)." State Flower: American Dogwood Main Rivers: Potomac, Shenandoah, James, Roanoke, New, Holston, Chickahominy, Appomattox, York, Pamunkey, Mattaponi, Rappahanrock, Nottoway, and Rapidan. Mountain Ranges & Topography: Plain region along the coast, with deep estuaries of the Potomac, Rappahanrock, York, and James Rivers, that of the James becoming the famous Hampton Roads. Great Dismal Swamp in the southeast, 700 sq. miles of marshland. Many low sandy beaches and salt marshes. Inland is the Piedmont Plateau region, sloping up to the western mountains of the Appalachian system, including the Blue Ridge. Over 1,000 miles of coastline. 1,230,000 acres of National forest lands. Agriculture: Corn, hay, wheat, tobacco, potatoes (white, sweet), oats, peanuts, cotton, rye, apples, peaches, sorghum, soybeans, barley, buckwheat, pears, cowpeas, strawberries, spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Livestock, poultry. and dairy farming. U.S. Agricultural Experiment Station at Blackbury (college station) and Norfolk (truck station). U.S. Land-Grant college Virginia Agricultural and Mech. College and Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg. Manufacturing includes: Electronics, software, cigars and cigarettes, chewing and smoking tobacco, snuff, cotton textiles, silk, woolen textiles, lumber products (especially sashes and doors, furniture, boxes and crates, barrels, and staves). iron and machinery products, meat products, automobile accessories, paper and wood pulp, ships (shipbuilding), and flour and grain products, chemicals, fertilizers, cellophane. Geology: Minerals: Coal, iron, granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, slate, basalt, copper, lead, zinc, and gold. Leading Cities: Richmond (capital), Norfolk, Roanoke, Portsmouth, Newport News, Lynchburg, and Petersburg.
Climate- Mild and temperate. Average annual temperatures: winter 40 degrees, summer 77 degrees, becoming cooler inland and in the west. Annual rainfall 45 inches, everywhere sufficient rainfall for farming.
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Food- Traditional American food in most communities. Chinese food is also prevalent.
Foreign Visitors- Foreigners entering the United States must carry two documents: A valid Passport, expiring not less than 6 months prior to the scheduled end of their visit to the U.S.; and a tourist visa obtainable at any American consulate at no charge. Anyone applying for an immigrant's visa must obtain a screening test for the AIDS-HIV virus. This test does not apply to tourists. Any visitor with a medical condition that requires treatment with narcotics or with paraphernalia must carry a valid, signed prescription from their doctor. Travel insurance is optional in the US but required by most car rental companies. See our link on money conversion for foreign guests.
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Language- English
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Money- US Currency - Currency conversion from: www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet
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Travel- This country is best seen by private auto!
Tips- In the high country early spring and Fall snow storms can catch you unaware, be prepared!
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