West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest and Ohio to the northwest. Admitted to the Union in 1863 as the 35th state, its capital is Charleston. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate from West Virginia's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union June 20, 1863 (35th state), per the infobox. Connections
Adjacent To
Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Source Maryland (Wikipedia)
Source West Virginia (Wikipedia)
Source Virginia (Wikipedia)
Associated With
Charleston, Cities Charleston is in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Source Charleston (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries West Virginia is a state of the United States.
Source West Virginia (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Charleston, Cities Charleston is the capital of West Virginia.
Source Charleston (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. West Virginia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Charleston
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 1,766,147
Infobox, area
Area Total 62,756 km2
Infobox, admitted to the union
Admitted to the Union June 20, 1863 (35th)
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 39, lon -80
Introduction
West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest.
Adjacent To: Pennsylvania, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest.
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It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
Maryland (Wikipedia)
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It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east
Ohio (Wikipedia)
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It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest.
Virginia (Wikipedia)
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It borders Kentucky to the west, Tennessee to the south-west, North Carolina to the south, West Virginia to the north-west, and Maryland to the north.
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