WAWashington
Evergreen State · Capital: Olympia · West (Pacific)
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Capital
Olympia
Largest city
Seattle
Population
5–10 million
Area rank
#18 of 50
Admitted
1889
Time zone
Pacific Time
Region
West
Letters
10
Bordering states: Idaho, Oregon.
4 fun facts about Washington
- Starbucks, Amazon, and Microsoft are all HQ'd in Washington — Pike Place, Seattle, Redmond respectively.
- The state grows over 2/3 of US apples and is the leading producer of cherries, raspberries, and pears.
- Mt. Rainier (14,411 ft) is technically an active volcano — last eruption was in 1894.
- Olympic National Park contains three distinct ecosystems (rainforest, alpine, coast) within a single park.
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