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VAVirginia Fun Facts
Virginia fun facts
- Virginia has been home to 8 US presidents, more than any other state.
- The first English colony, Jamestown (1607), was settled here — 13 years before Plymouth Rock.
- The Pentagon, just outside DC in Arlington, is the largest office building in the world by floor area.
- Roanoke Colony — North America's first English colony — disappeared without trace in 1590 in what's now coastal NC, then claimed by Virginia.
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Quick stats
- Population: 5 to 10 million
- Area rank: #35 of 50
- Admitted: 1788
- Capital: Richmond
- Largest city: Virginia Beach
- Time zone: Eastern