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The West > Washington > Geography

WASHINGTONIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 176,477 [20th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 6.67 [21st of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 184,665 [18th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 71,300 [18th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 12,317 [11th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,853
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,889
Capitals > Metropolitan population 234,670 [34th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 42,514 [40th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location 10 miles WSW of Wenatchee
Geographic regions
The West
Land Acreage > Total 42.6 million acres [19th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 7.1 million acres [17th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 21.3 million acres [9th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 4.1 million acres [22nd of 43]
Land area 66,544 sq mi [20th of 56]
Land borders
Idaho, Oregon; international borders: Canada
Largest cities (with populations) Seattle - 571,480
Mean County Area 4,735.03 sq.km. [12th of 49]
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals VA
Percentage of area water 6.67% [18th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Olympia - 42,514
Tornadoes > Fatalities 6 [29th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 0.954 per 1 million people [35th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 303 [27th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 48.189 per 1 million people [33rd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $2,107,114.00 [46th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $81.12 per $10 million of GDP [50th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $33.51 per 100 people [49th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 55 [43rd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 0.875 per 100,000 people [47th of 55]
Total area 71,300 sq mi [18th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 23 [34th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 22 [35th of 51]
Water area 4,756 sq mi [11th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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