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Western hemlock and Douglas fir support Washington's timber industry. The state is second in the nation for timber production, but the cutting of old-growth forests has caused much litigation between environmentalists and loggers. Snowmelt from the Cascade Range waters the Yakima Valley, where bumper apple crops grow. The harnessed Columbia River irrigates the Columbia Basin, an oasis of wheat, fruits, and vegetables.

ECONOMY

Industry: aerospace, tourism, food processing, forest products, paper products, industrial machinery, printing and publishing, metals.
Agriculture: seafood, apples, dairy products, wheat, cattle, potatoes, hay.

Text source: National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition, 2004
Washington Flag and Fast Facts
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Area
184,665 square kilometers
(71,300 square miles)
Population
6,131,445
Capital
Olympia; 43,519
Per Capita Income
U.S. $32,661
Date Statehood Achieved
November 11, 1889
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