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  1. Year of Admission: 1889
  2. Order of Admission: 42
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1889
  4. Capital: Olympia
  5. Population: 5,610,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 66,581 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 81.6 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Evergreen State
  9. Motto: Alki (By and by)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 49
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 98
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 9
  15. Main Industries: Forestry, aerospace, manufacturing, agriculture
  16. Major Natural Resources: water, dense forests, coal, gold, lead, zinc, clay, limestone