What is this about?
Washington
What is that?
a state
Where?
in the United States
But where?
in the Pacific Northwest region
When was it made?
1889
Which one was it?
the 42nd
Was it part of the Confederate states?
No
What is the capital of it?
Olympia
Does it ever get confused with anything else?
Yes
What?
Washington, D.C
How do they get around that?
Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State
How large is it?
It's the 18th largest state
How many miles?
71,362
How many people live there?
7 million
What ranking does that make it?
the 13th most populous
Where do most of them live there?
in the Seattle metropolitan area
What is that?
the center of transportation, business, and industry along Puget Sound
What is the rest of it?
temperate rainforests, mountain ranges, and a semi-arid basin region
What is the highest point?
Mount Rainier
How high is it?
14,411 feet