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  1. Year of Admission: 1863
  2. Order of Admission: 35th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1872
  4. Capital: Charleston
  5. Population: 1,816,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 24,087 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 75.9 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Mountain State
  9. Motto: Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers are always free.)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 34
  13.       Number of State Delegates: 100
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 3
  15. Main Industries: Manufacturing, mining, tourism
  16. Major Natural Resources: coal, natural gas, petroleum, brine, rock salt, limestone, sand