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The population is 1,818,470.[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54000.html]
The population is 1,818,470.[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54000.html]
The State Flower is the Rhododendron; the State Tree is the Sugar Maple; the State Bird is the Cardinal; and the State Animal is the Black Bear.
The State Flower is the Rhododendron; the State Tree is the Sugar [[Maple]]; the State Bird is the [[Cardinal]]; and the State Animal is the Black [[Bear]].
Tourism brochures, driver's licenses, license plates, and road signs describe West Virginia with the slogan "Wild and Wonderful." John Denver's hit song 'Country Roads' has helped make West Virginia a symbol of Appalachian life throughout the world.
Tourism brochures, driver's licenses, license plates, and road signs describe West Virginia with the slogan "Wild and Wonderful." John Denver's hit song 'Country Roads' has helped make West Virginia a symbol of Appalachian life throughout the world.
The highest elevation in West Virginia is Spruce Knob in Pendleton County at 4,862 feet.
The highest elevation in West Virginia is Spruce Knob in Pendleton County at 4,862 feet.
The state has been the birthplace of many notable men and woman, including Pearl S. Buck, General Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson, General Chuck Yeager, John Henry, Don Knotts, and Senator Robert C. Byrd.
The state has been the birthplace of many notable men and woman, including Pearl S. Buck, General Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson, General Chuck Yeager, John Henry, Don Knotts, and Senator Robert C. Byrd.
==Physical Geography==
==Physical Geography==