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West Virginia

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AT A GLANCE

West Virginia in facts

  • TypeU.S. state
  • CapitalCharleston
  • Population1.8 m2020 · 1,793,716
  • Area62,755 km²
Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Open in the world map
All geographic & statistical details (17)
Density
29 people per km²
World region
Americas · Northern America
Share of United States’s area
0.6% of United States
Share of United States’s people
0.5% of United States
Motto
“Montani semper liberi”
Regional anthem
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Currency
United States dollar
National anthem (United States)
"The Star-Spangled Banner" · Francis Scott Key/John Stafford Smith
Calling code
+1
Official languages
English (designated official language by Executive Order 14224, 2025), Spanish, Chamorro, Hawaiian
+ 2 moreShow lessSamoan, Carolinian
Drives on the
right
ISO 3166-2 code
US-WV
Official website
wv.gov (opens in a new tab)
Time zone
UTC-5
Location
39.0°N, 80.5°W
Distance from Washington, D.C.
300 km (straight line)
Neighbouring regions
5

Facts: Wikidata Q1371, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Location, time zone and distances are worked out by The Landlore from Wikidata coordinates and the IANA time zone database.

FLAG & SYMBOLS

The flag and symbols of West Virginia

Flag
Flag of West Virginia

Image: Militaryace, Denelson83 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Coat of arms
Coat of arms or emblem of West Virginia

Image: Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg: Militaryace, Denelson83 derivative work: Fry1989 (talk) 02:09, / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Motto
“Montani semper liberi”
National anthem

Take Me Home, Country Roads

Flag, coat of arms, motto and anthem: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (credited above), retrieved 1 November 2026.

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