VIRGINIA VIRGINIA U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1788 ORDER OF ADMISSION 10TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1971 CAPITAL RICHMOND POPULATION 6734000 1997 LAND AREA 39598 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 167.1 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME OLD DOMINION MOTTO SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS THUS ALWAYS TO TYRANTS GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 40 NUMBER OF STATE DELEGATES 100 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 11 MAIN INDUSTRIES TRADE GOVERNMENT MANUFACTURING TOURISM AGRICULTURE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL COAL BASALT GRANITE LIMESTONE MARBLE SANDSTONE SHALE SLATE SOAPSTONE