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The Commonwealth of Virginia is a Southeastern state on the Atlantic Coast of the United States of America.
It is the 35th-largest in the U.S. and 12th-most populous, with over 7.5 million residents.
It is named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the Virgin Queen because she never married.
The Virginia Colony was the first part of the Americas to be continuously inhabited by colonists, from its founding on May 13, 1607 under the Virginia Company of London, up to the American Revolution.
Virginia was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution to form the United States of America.
The capital of the commonwealth is Richmond, and the most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The most populous local jurisdiction is Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, the most densely populated city is Arlington, and the largest city in land area is Suffolk, which includes a large portion of the Great Dismal Swamp.
While Virginia's population is primarily white and of Northern European ancestry, over one-fifth of residents are African American, and the largest religious group are Baptists.
Though traditionally conservative and culturally part of the Southern United States, Virginia is a politically competitive state with both conservative and liberal areas.
Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents.
Virginia has a diverse economy, with many federal and military employees in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, which have the world's largest office building and the world's largest naval base, respectively. The Historic Triangle area includes Jamestown, Yorktown and the living museum of Colonial Williamsburg. They combine to form one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.[5] The growth of the technology sector has made computer chips the state's leading export, due in part to the strength of Virginia's public schools and universities, some of which are at the top of national rankings.
