Capital City: Olympia
Nickname: Evergreen State
Motto: Alki (By and By)
Statehood: November 11, 1889 (42nd)
Origin of State's Name: Named after George Washington
Largest Cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett
Border States: Idaho, Oregon
Land Area: 66,582 sq. mi., 20th largest
State Bird: Willow Goldfinch
State Flower: Western Rhododendron (rhododendron macrophyllum)
State Tree: Western Hemlock (tsuga heterophylla)
State Song: Washington, My Home