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  1. Year of Admission: 1788
  2. Order of Admission: 10th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1971
  4. Capital: Richmond
  5. Population: 6,734,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 39,598 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 167.1 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Old Dominion
  9. Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 40
  13.       Number of State Delegates: 100
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 11
  15. Main Industries: Trade, government, manufacturing, tourism, agriculture
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, coal, basalt, granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, shale, slate, soapstone