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Washington State - Introduction
Washington State and Washington DC
Washington State is a large, mainly rural and sparsely populated area in the northwest of the main part of the USA. Washington DC is a small totally urban very densely populated area near the east coast. Therefore it is important to clearly distinguish between the two. This page is about Washington State.
Area
71,303 square miles. 18th largest state of the USA.
Furthest North to Furthest South
235 miles.
Furthest East to Furthest West
345 miles.
Population Density
68 per square mile.
Licence Plate
Background: White.
Image: Mount Rainier.
Text: "Washington".
State Highway Marker Shield Design
A white profile of George Washington on a black square background.
Derivation of Name
From George Washington, the first President of the USA.
Nickname
The Evergreen State.
Climate
Seattle: January high 45F, July high 76F.
Spokane: January high 31F, July high 84F.
In summer western Washington State has a very high rainfall. East of the Cascades rainfall is very much lower. Summer temperatures vary according to the amount of cloud cover, those regions with the highest rainfall normally having the lowest temperatures.
Official State Tourism Office
Tel (US): 1-800-544-1800 or 1-800-890-5493
Verified Jan-99.
Highway Conditions
Tel (US): 1-800-695-ROAD (1-800-695-7623) (from within Washington State only) or 1-360-705-7075 or 1-206-368-4499 (from outside Washington State only).
According to a news story in USA Today 14-Jul-03, Washington State was the sixteenth state to start using 511 as a traffic information telephone number.
Verified May-00.
Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province
State Parks
Official site. Verified Apr-97.
Sales Tax
5%. Additional local sales taxes may apply in some areas.
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