2. • Capital: Richmond, Virginia
• Population: 7, 882, 590 people
• Postal Abbreviation: VA
• Nickname: Old Dominion
• Largest City: Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Relative Location: east of West Virginia and south of
Pennsylvania.
• Number of Reps. in U.S. Congress: 11 members
• EXTRA FACTS:
1. The first Thanksgiving in the United States was held
in Virginia.
2. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, located in
Virginia, is the world’s largest bridge-tunnel.