State of Washington
Capital city Olympia Biggest city Seattle Surface 184,827 km² Population 7,738,000 Length of highway network 1,555 km First highway 1940 Abbreviation WA Washington is a state in the northwestern United States. The state's nickname is the Evergreen State, and its capital is Olympia. The largest city is Seattle. The state itself has 7.7 million inhabitants (2021). The state is often referred to as Washington State, to distinguish it from the capital Washington, DC Geography I-90 at the Columbia River. Washington is part of the Pacific Northwest region, and is located on the Pacific Ocean. The state has a long border with Canada, on the province of British Columbia, and further borders the states of Idaho to the east and Oregon to the south. Washington measures a maximum of 570 kilometers…