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Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George Washington, a U.S. Founding Father and the first U.S. president. Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, and Idaho to the east and shares an international border with the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. Olympia is the state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle.

Washington is the 18th-largest state, with an area of 71,362 square miles (184,830 km²), and the 13th-most populous state, with a population of over 8 million. The majority of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry on Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands, deep fjords and bays carved out by glaciers. The remainder of the state consists of deep temperate rainforests in the west; mountain ranges in the west, center, northeast, and far southeast, and a semi-arid basin region in the east, center, and south, given over to intensive agriculture. Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States, after California. Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, is the state's highest elevation at 14,400 feet (4,389 meters), and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous U.S.

Washington is a leading lumber producer, the largest producer of apples, hops, pears, blueberries, spearmint oil, and sweet cherries in the U.S., and ranks high in the production of apricots, asparagus, dry edible peas, grapes, lentils, peppermint oil, and potatoes. Livestock, livestock products, and commercial fishing—particularly of salmon, halibut, and bottomfish—are also significant contributors to the state's economy. Washington ranks third in wine production. Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft, missiles, shipbuilding, and other transportation equipment, food processing, metals, and metal products, chemicals, and machinery. (Full article...)

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Image 1Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
Image 2Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
Image 3Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
Image 4Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 5Depiction of the First Charge at the Battle of Walla Walla 1855. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 6Race and Hispanic origin of Washington by county, showing race by color, and then breaking down non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin by color tone. The county population is shown by size and by the label. The same data on the map below shows non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin first and then breaks that down by race using color tone. (from Washington (state))
Image 7Washington governor Isaac Stevens, pictured here in 1862, was joined by Oregon governor George Curry in calling for the dismissal of Gen. Wool. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 8Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
Image 9Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (from Washington (state))
Image 10The Whitman Massacre (from History of Washington (state))
Image 11The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state))
Image 12Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
Image 13Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
Image 14Chinese New Year, Seattle (2011) (from Washington (state))
Image 15Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
Image 16Black-tailed deer graze at Deer Park in Olympic National Park (from Washington (state))
Image 17Elisha P. Ferry, the first governor of Washington State. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 18Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
Image 19The federal Oregon Territory (August 1848 to February 1859), carved out of the American southern portion of the former Oregon Country (1818–1846) with the Oregon Treaty of June 15, 1846, signed in the federal national capital city of Washington, D.C., between the United States and Great Britain (old United Kingdom / British North America of the British Empire) as originally laid out and organized, in 1848 until 1853, with separation of old Washington Territory to the north and east, up to statehood of Oregon in 1859. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 20Köppen climate types of Washington, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Washington (state))
Image 21Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
Image 22A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
Image 23Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
Image 24Yesler Way in Seattle, 1887 (from Washington (state))
Image 25Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
Image 26U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell visit Fairchild Air Force Base.
Image 27The same race and origin data as above, but the Hispanic origin is grouped first, then by race. The first emphasizes the racial diversity of people of Hispanic origin, while the second grouping gives a clearer indication of the total Hispanic population. (from Washington (state))
Image 28A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist, believed to depict Captain George Vancouver (1757–1798), a British naval explorer in 1792, who claimed the territory of modern-day Washington state in the Pacific Northwest region along the West Coast of North America for the United Kingdom / British Empire and named the inlet / bay of Puget Sound. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 29The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
Image 30Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
Image 31An artist's rendition of the Rock Springs massacre. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 32Rattlesnake Hills AVA, one of nineteen American Viticultural Areas in the state (from Washington (state))
Image 33The Pacific coast of Westport (from Washington (state))
Image 34Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
Image 35Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in arid parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009. Courtesy: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response. (from Washington (state))
Image 36Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
Image 37The same race and origin data as above, but the Hispanic origin is grouped first, then by race. The first emphasizes the racial diversity of people of Hispanic origin, while the second grouping gives a clearer indication of the total Hispanic population. (from Washington (state))
Image 38Map of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804–1806, northwest through the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase of 1803. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 39Rattlesnake Hills AVA, one of nineteen American Viticultural Areas in the state (from Washington (state))
Image 40Death of General Isaac Stevens, a lithograph by Alonzo Chappel (from History of Washington (state))
Image 41Governor Isaac Stevens (c. 1855–1862) (from History of Washington (state))
Image 42Yesler Way in Seattle, 1887 (from Washington (state))
Image 43Flag of Washington prior to the 1967 adoption of a new seal and standardization (from History of Washington (state))
Image 44John R. Rogers, third governor of Washington State. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 45A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
Image 46Governor of British Columbia, Sir James Douglas, who pushed for the annexation of Washington Territory during the US Civil War. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 47Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
Image 48Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
Image 49The Pacific coast of Westport (from Washington (state))
Image 50Washington's state flag since 1967 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 51Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (from Washington (state))
Image 52Statehood ceremony in Olympia, November 1889. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 53Chinese New Year, Seattle (2011) (from Washington (state))
Image 54Watercolor of the United States Army building Robert's Redoubt under command of then 2nd Lt. Henry Martyn Robert (1837–1923), and then Captain George Pickett (1825–1875), on the off-shore San Juan Island in the San Juan Islands chain in the old federal Washington Territory (1853–1889), during the border dispute and skirmish of the so-called Pig War of 1859. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 55The Oregon Territory (blue) with the Washington Territory (green) in 1853 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 56Race and Hispanic origin of Washington by county, showing race by color, and then breaking down non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin by color tone. The county population is shown by size and by the label. The same data on the map below shows non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin first and then breaks that down by race using color tone. (from Washington (state))
Image 57The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state))
Image 58Republican Governor Henry McBride, who successfully fought against the railroads and preserved many Populist policies. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 59Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 60Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
Image 61Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in arid parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009. Courtesy: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response. (from Washington (state))
Image 62Köppen climate types of Washington, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Washington (state))
Image 631980 eruption of Mount St. Helens (from History of Washington (state))
Image 64A photograph of John McGraw, who helped lead militias in defense of Chinese American citizens. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 65Chief Leschi as he appeared in the 1850s (from History of Washington (state))
Image 661893 advert from the People's Shoe Store, a business looking to capitalize on the boom of populism throughout the state. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 67Lewis and Clark's expedition Corps of Discovery meet the Chinooks on the Lower Columbia River in October 1805, (Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia, artwork painted by Charles Marion Russel (1864–1926), a century later after the event c. 1905) (from History of Washington (state))
Image 68Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
Image 69The Grand Coulee Dam was the largest dam in the world at the time of its construction (from History of Washington (state))
Image 70The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
Image 71The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
Image 72Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
Image 73The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
Image 74U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell visit Fairchild Air Force Base.
Image 75Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
Image 76Black-tailed deer graze at Deer Park in Olympic National Park (from Washington (state))

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