West Virginia - Information about state

The State of West Virginia (WV) is a 35-th state of the USA, it separated from the State of Virginia after Wheeling Conventions in June 20, 1863. The state is located in the mid-Atlantic part of the USA in Appalachian region. West Virginia border Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania states. Charleston is the state capital and most populos city at 53,421 people.

Population of the state is 1,812 thousand it 37-th by national rank, total area of West Virginia is 24,231 square miles - 41st among other state. West Virginian has social security number which started from 232-236. The highest point of West Virginia is Spruce Knob at 4,861 feet, low point of state is Harpers Ferry with 247 feet. West Virginia's time zone is Eastern Time Zone UTC-5/-4. Nickname of West Virginia is Mountain State because all lands of this state are mountainous. The state also have next symbols:

Animal: Black Bear
Bird: Cardinal
Colors: Old Gold and Blue
Fish: Brook Trout
Flower: Rhododendron
Fruit: Apple
State Gemstone: Chalcedony
State Slogan: Montani Semper Liberi -Mountaineers are always free
Soil: Monongahela Silt Loam
Song: West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home
Tree: Sugar Maple

Additional information about West Virginia state you can locate in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia and on official website http://wv.gov/, in the same place you may initiate social security number search.