Virginia has the largest number of manufacturing industries, food processing, including transportation equipment, electronic and other electrical equipment, chemicals, apparel and textiles, lumber and wood products, and furniture.

Agriculture remains to be an important sector, and the state ranks among the top ten in a wide variety of agricultural products, including tomatoes, peanuts, tobacco, apples, sweet potatoes, summer potatoes, snap beans, and turkeys and broilers. Virginia also has a very large dairy industry.

Virginia is also one of the top ten coal producers in the U.S. Coal accounts for roughly 70% of Virginia's mineral value; sand and gravel, crushed stone, lime, and kyanite are also mined.

Area: 40,817 sq mi (105,716 sq km)
Pop: (2000) 7,078,515, a 14.4% increase since the 1990 census
Capital: Richmond
Largest city: Virginia Beach
Statehood: June 25, 1788 (10th of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution)
Highest pt.: Mt. Rogers, 5,729 ft (1,747 m); lowest pt., sea level
Nickname: Old Dominion
Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis [Thus Always to Tyrants]
State bird: Cardinal
State flower: Dogwood
State tree: Dogwood
Abbr., Va.; VA