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West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| West Virginia | Admitted to the Union | June 20, 1863; 163 years ago (1863-06-20) (35th) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Before statehood | Part of Virginia | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Capital .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(and largest city) | Charleston | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Country | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Demonyms | West Virginian, Mountaineer | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Elevation | 1,512 ft (461 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Highest elevation (Spruce Knob[note 1]) | 4,862 ft (1,482 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | ISO 3166 code | US-WV | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Judiciary | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Largest county or equivalent | Kanawha | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Largest metro and urban areas | Charleston–Huntington (combined) Huntington (metro and urban) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Latitude | 37°12′ N to 40°39′ N | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Legislature | West Virginia Legislature | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Longitude | 77°43′ W to 82°39′ W | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Lowest elevation (Potomac River at Virginia border[note 1]) | 240 ft (73 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Traditional abbreviation | W.Va. and W.V. | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | U.S. House delegation | 1: Carol Miller (R) 2: Riley Moore (R) (list) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | U.S. senators | Shelley Moore Capito (R) Jim Justice (R) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | USPS abbreviation | WV | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | Website | wv.gov | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Density | 77/sq mi (29.8/km2) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Governor | Patrick Morrisey (R) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Income rank | 49th | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Land | 24,078 sq mi (62,361 km2) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Length | 239 mi (385 km) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Lieutenant Governor | Randy Smith (R) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Lower house | House of Delegates | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Median household income | $55,900 (2023) | 1.00 | infobox |
| West Virginia | • Official language | De jure: English | 1.00 | infobox |
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