Wikijunior:North America/United States/Virginia

< Wikijunior:North America < United States

The location of Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an American state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. The state is also known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The capital of the commonwealth is Richmond, Virginia Beach is the most populous city, and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision.

The Flag of Virginia

This article is issued from Wikibooks. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.