Virginia

state of the United States of America
Place u_s_state Q1370
Virginia
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Virginia

Summary

Virginia is an U.S. state[1]. Virginia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Virginia is located in United States[3].
  • Virginia is in the country of United States[4].
  • Virginia's head of government is recorded as Glenn Youngkin[5].
  • Virginia's head of government is recorded as Abigail Spanberger[6].
  • Virginia is on the continent of North America[7].
  • Virginia's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[8].
  • Virginia's capital is recorded as Richmond[9].
  • Virginia's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • Virginia's shares border with is recorded as North Carolina[11].
  • Virginia's shares border with is recorded as West Virginia[12].
  • Virginia's shares border with is recorded as Maryland[13].
  • Virginia's shares border with is recorded as District of Columbia[14].
  • Virginia's shares border with is recorded as Tennessee[15].
  • Virginia's shares border with is recorded as Kentucky[16].
  • Virginia's anthem is recorded as Our Great Virginia[17].
  • Colony of Virginia is named after Virginia[18].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Accomack County[19].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Albemarle County[20].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alleghany County[21].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Amelia County[22].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Amherst County[23].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Appomattox County[24].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arlington County[25].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Augusta County[26].
  • Virginia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bath County[27].

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Geography

Virginia is in the country of United States[4]. Virginia is located in United States[3]. Virginia is on the continent of North America[7].

Designation and Status

Virginia's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[8].

History and Context

Colony of Virginia is named after Virginia[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Virginia include The Virginia Citizen[28], a newspaper[29], founded in 1859[30]; University of Virginia[31], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1819[34], headquartered in Charlottesville[35]; Delmarva Peninsula[36], a peninsula[37], in United States[38]; USS Virginia[39], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[40]; Amtrak Virginia[41], a brand[42], in United States[43], founded in 2009[44]; and Virginia Beach[45], an independent city in the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1906[48].

Why It Matters

Virginia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Virginia is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for Virginia include The Virginia Citizen[28], a newspaper[29], founded in 1859[30]; University of Virginia[31], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1819[34], headquartered in Charlottesville[35]; Delmarva Peninsula[36], a peninsula[37], in United States[38]; USS Virginia[39], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[40]; Amtrak Virginia[41], a brand[42], in United States[43], founded in 2009[44]; and Virginia Beach[45], an independent city in the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1906[48].

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['va', 'virginia']
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id Virginia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10916]]: Virginia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213758999|Virginia (#213758999)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsche Zeitung t"
  2. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['va', 'virginia']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: va, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289966519|va (#289966519)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id g0005213-Virginia
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0005213-Virginia, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  4. 4w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name Commonwealth of Virginia
    Native label {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Commonwealth of Virginia'}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1705]]: Commonwealth of Virginia, Moving to [[Q5589334]]"
  5. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Virginia
    Official website https://www.virginia.gov/
    Category for people buried here Category:Burials in Virginia
    History of topic history of Virginia
    + 84 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 208084, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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