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title: "What is life like in Washington?"  
description: "What is life like in Washington?"  
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published: 2018-07-09  
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# What is life like in Washington?

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## Answers

### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya

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Named after **George Washington**, the **first president** of **United States**, **Washington** is a state in the country of **United States**. Located in the **Pacific Northwest Region** of the country, Washington officially known as the **State of Washington** was admitted to the union of United States as the **42nd state** in **1889**. Washington sometimes referred to as **Washington State** to distinguish it from **Washington D.C.** (the capital of United States) was made out of the western part of the Washington territory. The capital of Washington State is **Olympia** with **Seattle** being the **largest city** of the state.

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**Washington** is one of the wealthiest states of the **United States** with low unemployment and best life expectancy. Apart from apples, grapes, apricots, raspberries, pears, peppermint oil and potatoes, Washington State is a **leading producer** of lumber. Apart from the above-mentioned products, **fishing** is also an important aspect which contributes to the economy of the state. In terms of production of wine, Washington is ranked behind **California**. Manufacturing industries such as aircraft, ship-building, missiles and other machinery and chemicals are part of the state. **The Grand Coulee Dam** is also located in the state which is involved in numerous activities such as irrigation, power etc.

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Washington is ranked **18th** in the **United States** in terms of **total area** covered. The total area covered by the state is **71,362 sq mi (184,827 sq km)**. As of **2017**, the **total population** of the state is **7,405,743** and the **population density** is **103 per sq mi (39.6 per sq km)**. **Jay Inslee** is the **Governor** of the state with **Cyrus Habib** being the **Lieutenant Governor**. The **Washington State Legislature** comprises of **State Senate** as the **upper house** and **House of Representatives** as the **lower house**. Abbreviated as **WA** or **Wash**, the state is among the **first thirty-six states** to legalize same-gender marriage. Washington is nicknamed as **“The Evergreen State”** with **“Washington, My Home”** as the state song.

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