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Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is one of fifty states that, together with Washington D. C., form the United States. Its capital is Richmond and its most populous city, Virginia Beach. It is located in the South region of the country, South Atlantic division, bordering northwest with West Virginia, to the northeast with the Potomac River that separates it from Maryland and Washington DC, to the south with North Carolina, to the southwest with Tennessee and to the west with Kentucky. He was admitted to the Union on June 25,1788, as the 10th state.

It is named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who, having never married, was known as "the virgin queen." The state is known by the nickname "Old Dominion" and sometimes by "Mother of Presidents", being the birthplace of eight American presidents. The roots of modern Virginia date back to the founding of the Virginia Colony in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London. Agriculture, colonialism and slavery played significant roles in their economy and politics during the early stages. It was the first English colony in the New World and one of the thirteen colonies that would participate in the War of Independence, and later became the heart of the Confederation in the American Civil War. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond, while Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision. According to the 2010 United States Census, the population of the state was 8,001,024.

Although traditionally conservative and historically part of the South, modern Virginia is a politically competitive state for the two main national political parties. Virginia has an economy with several important settlements, including the Pentagon of the Department of Defense and various federal agencies in the North of the state, military bases in Hampton Roads, as well as significant agricultural production. The so-called "Historic Triangle" includes the popular tourist destinations of the American history of Jamestown, Yorktown and the living museum of Colonial Williamsburg. The growth of the technology sector has made the chips the main export of the state, with the industry based on solidity of its public schools and its universities The areas where the state needs to improve include health care and protection of the environment.