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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of West Virginia:

General reference

  • Names
    • Common name: West Virginia
      West Virginia
      West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
      • Pronunciation: ˌwɛst vərˈdʒɪnjə
    • Official name: State of West Virginia
    • Abbreviations and name codes
      • Postal symbol: WV
      • ISO 3166-2 code: US-WV
      • Internet
        Internet
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         second-level domain
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        : .wv.us
    • Nicknames
      • Mountain State (previously used on license plates
        Vehicle registration plates of West Virginia
        The U.S. state of West Virginia first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1905.-Passenger baseplates 1995 to present:-External links:*...

        )
      • Panhandle State
  • Adjectivals: West Virginia
    West Virginia
    West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

    , West Virginia
    West Virginia
    West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

    n
  • Demonym: West Virginia
    West Virginia
    West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

    n, Mountaineer
    West Virginia
    West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...


Geography of West Virginia

Main article: Geography of West Virginia
Geography of West Virginia
The Environment of West Virginia encompasses terrain and ecosystems ranging from arid plateaus to mountains. Most of West Virginia lies within the Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion, while the higher elevations along the eastern border and in the panhandle lie within the...


  • West Virginia is: a U.S. state
    U.S. state
    A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

    , a federal state of the United States of America
  • Location
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    • Western hemisphere
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        • North America
          North America
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          • Anglo America
          • Northern America
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              • Contiguous United States
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                • Eastern United States
                  Eastern United States
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                  • Mid-Atlantic states
                    Mid-Atlantic States
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                  • Southeastern United States
                    Southeastern United States
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                • Southern United States
                  Southern United States
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  • Population of West Virginia: 1,852,994 (2010 U.S. Census)
  • Area of West Virginia:
  • Atlas of West Virginia

Places in West Virginia


Environment of West Virginia

Environment of West Virginia
  • Climate of West Virginia
  • Geology of West Virginia
    Geology of West Virginia
    Prior to one billion years ago, the geologic history of West Virginia is obscure. The oldest evidences of life found in West Virginia occur in rocks about 600 million years old, in the Antietam Formation of Lower Cambrian age. The oldest exposed rock, the Catoctin greenstone, began to form between...

  • Protected areas in West Virginia
  • Superfund sites in West Virginia
  • Wildlife of West Virginia
    • Fauna of West Virginia
      Fauna of West Virginia
      The life zones of West Virginia allow for a diversity of habitats for fauna , varying from large lowland farming valleys bordered with forest and meadow to highland ridge flats and heavy forestland, some with rocky ridge-line peaks. The "Mountain State" harbors at least 56 species and subspecies of...

Natural geographic features of West Virginia


Administrative divisions of West Virginia


Government and politics of West Virginia

Main article: Government of West Virginia and Politics of West Virginia
Politics of West Virginia
From the time of the Great Depression through the 1990s, the politics of West Virginia were largely dominated by the Democratic party. In the 2000 presidential election, George W. Bush won a surprise victory over Al Gore, with 52% of the vote, and he won West Virginia again in 2004 with 56% of the...


  • Form of government
    Form of government
    A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

    : U.S. state government
    State governments of the United States
    State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...

  • United States congressional delegations from West Virginia
    United States Congressional Delegations from West Virginia
    These are tables of congressional delegations from West Virginia to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- House of Representatives :-Restored Government of Virginia:...

  • West Virginia State Capitol
    West Virginia State Capitol
    The West Virginia State Capitol is the seat of government for the state of West Virginia, and houses the West Virginia Legislature and the office of the Governor of West Virginia. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, the building was dedicated in 1932...


  • Political party strength in West Virginia
    Political party strength in West Virginia
    The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. State of West Virginia, including: Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and State Agriculture Commissioner. The tables also indicate the historical party...


Executive branch of the government of West Virginia

  • Governor of West Virginia
    • Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia
    • Secretary of State of West Virginia
      Secretary of State of West Virginia
      The Secretary of State of West Virginia is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of West Virginia.The current Secretary of State, Natalie Tennant , was elected in November 2008 and assumed the office in January 2009....

  • State departments
    • West Virginia Department of Transportation
      West Virginia Department of Transportation
      The West Virginia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for transportation in West Virginia. The Department of Transportation serves an umbrella organization for seven subsidiary agencies which are directly responsible for different areas of the state's...


Legislative branch of the government of West Virginia

  • West Virginia Legislature
    West Virginia Legislature
    The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the Legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI of the West Virginia Constitution following the state's...

     (bicameral)
    • Upper house
      Upper house
      An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

      : West Virginia Senate
      West Virginia Senate
      The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature.There are 17 senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms....

    • Lower house
      Lower house
      A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...

      : West Virginia House of Delegates
      West Virginia House of Delegates
      The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates.-Historical:-Current:-District organization:...


Judicial branch of the government of West Virginia

  • Supreme Court of West Virginia

Law and order in West Virginia

Law of West Virginia
  • Capital punishment in West Virginia
    Capital punishment in West Virginia
    Prior to secession from the Confederacy and admission to the Union on June 20, 1863, West Virginia was a part of Virginia. 43 people were executed under Virginia's authority, 112 after statehood....

  • Constitution of West Virginia
  • Crime in West Virginia
    Crime in West Virginia
    -Statistics:In 2008 there were crimes 51,575 reported in West Virginia including 60 murders a full list can be found -Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is illegal in this state...

  • Gun laws in West Virginia
  • Law enforcement in West Virginia
  • Same-sex marriage in West Virginia

Military in West Virginia

  • West Virginia Air National Guard
    West Virginia Air National Guard
    The West Virginia Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is, along with the West Virginia Army National Guard, an element of the West Virginia National Guard...

  • West Virginia Army National Guard
    West Virginia Army National Guard
    The West Virginia Army National Guard is the United States Army component of the West Virginia National Guard. It has 38 units and activities stationed in 22 counties throughout West Virginia and overseas. The WV ARNG currently has units supporting operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and...


History of West Virginia, by period

  • Prehistory of West Virginia
  • English
    England
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     Colony of Virginia, 1607–1707
  • French
    France
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     colony of Louisiane
    Louisiana (New France)
    Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...

    , 1699–1764
  • British
    United Kingdom
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     Colony of Virginia, 1707–1776
    • History of slavery in West Virginia
      History of slavery in West Virginia
      The western part of Virginia which became West Virginia was settled in two directions, north to south from Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey and from east to west from eastern Virginia and North Carolina. The earliest arrival of slaves was in the counties of the Shenandoah Valley, where...

  • French and Indian War
    French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...

    , 1754–1763
    • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
      Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)
      The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a secret agreement in which France ceded Louisiana to Spain. The treaty followed the last battle in the French and Indian War, the Battle of Signal Hill in September 1762, which confirmed British control of Canada. However, the associated Seven Years War continued...

    • Treaty of Paris of 1763
      Treaty of Paris (1763)
      The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...

  • British
    United Kingdom
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     Indian Reserve
    Indian Reserve (1763)
    The Indian Reserve was a territory under British rule in North America set aside in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for use by American Indians between 1763 and 1783....

    , 1763–1783
    • Royal Proclamation of 1763
      Royal Proclamation of 1763
      The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...

  • American Revolutionary War
    American Revolutionary War
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    , April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
    • United States Declaration of Independence
      United States Declaration of Independence
      The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...

      , July 4, 1776
    • Treaty of Paris
      Treaty of Paris (1783)
      The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...

      , September 3, 1783
  • Commonwealth of Virginia, (1776–1863)
    • Separation of Kentucky from Virginia in 1792
  • State of West Virginia becomes 35th State admitted to the United States of America on June 20, 1863
    • Separation of West Virginia from Virginia in 1863
    • American Civil War
      American Civil War
      The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

      , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
      • West Virginia in the American Civil War
        • Border state, 1863–1865

Culture of West Virginia

Culture of West Virginia
  • Museums in West Virginia
  • Religion in West Virginia
    • Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
      Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
      The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing all 55 counties within the state of West Virginia...

  • Scouting in West Virginia
    Scouting in West Virginia
    Scouting in West Virginia has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Boy Scouts of America:...

  • State symbols of West Virginia
    • Flag of the State of West Virginia  
    • Great Seal of the State of West Virginia 

Economy and infrastructure of West Virginia

Main article: Economy of West Virginia
Economy of West Virginia
The economy of West Virginia nominally would be the 62nd largest economy globally behind Iraq and ahead of Croatia according to 2009 World Bank projections, and the 64th largest behind Iraq and ahead of Libya according to 2009 International Monetary Fund projections...



Education in West Virginia

Education in West Virginia
Education in West Virginia
Formal public school Education in West Virginia falls under the auspices of the West Virginia Department of Education. Each county in West Virginia constitutes a school district.-West Virginia Board of Education:...

See also

  • Outline of geography
    Outline of geography
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
    • Outline of the United States
      • Index of West Virginia-related articles


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