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17 apr. 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: Apr 17, 2024 • Article History. flag of Washington. Seal of Washington. The willow goldfinch is the state bird of Washington. Washington's state flower is the coast rhododendron. Capital: Olympia. Population: (2020) 7,705,281; (2023 est.) 7,812,880. Governor: Jay Inslee (Democrat)
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för 2 dagar sedan · Washington, officially the State of Washington, [3] is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state or Washington State [a] to distinguish it from the national capital, [4] both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president ). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west ...
- 71,362 sq mi (184,827 km²)
för 2 dagar sedan · Dover (/ ˈ d oʊ v ər / DOH-vər) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia–Wilmington–Camden, PA–NJ–DE–MD, combined statistical area.
för 3 dagar sedan · Etymology. The name "Barbados" is from either the Portuguese term os barbados or the Spanish equivalent, los barbados, both meaning "the bearded ones". It is unclear whether "bearded" refers to the long, hanging roots of the bearded fig-tree (Ficus citrifolia), a species of banyan indigenous to the island, or to the allegedly bearded Caribs who once inhabited the island, or, more fancifully ...
för 3 dagar sedan · Lansing, Michigan. / 42.71417°N 84.56000°W / 42.71417; -84.56000. Lansing ( / ˈlænsɪŋ /) is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan and the most populous city in Ingham County. It is mostly in the county, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County.
för 2 dagar sedan · Serbia lies between latitudes 41° and 47° N, and longitudes 18° and 23° E. The country covers a total of 88,499 km 2 (34,170 sq mi) (including Kosovo); with Kosovo excluded, the total area is 77,474 km 2 (29,913 sq mi).
för 3 dagar sedan · George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
