Both geographically and population-wise, Virginia is bigger.
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Virginia has a larger area of about 43,000 square miles. West Virginia's area is smaller, with an area of approximately 24,000 square miles.
Virginia
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The capital of West Virginia is Charleston.
West Virginia
Kentucky and west Virginia
it is west virginia's state seal.
West Virginia is to the west.
West Virginia has three different state songs. They are "The West Virginia Hills," "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home," and "This is My West Virginia."
West Virginia is nicknamed "The Mountain State."
The West Virginia state bird is a Cardinal
West Virginia doesn't have a state horse.
West Virginia is the state that borders Virginia to the west, hence the name.
West Virginia is a landlocked state and does not have a coastline or border the ocean.
Virginia. That is why they call it West Virginia.