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Washington is a state in the
Pacific Northwest region of
the United States.
Washington was carved out of
the western part of
Washington Territory and
admitted to the Union as the
42nd state in 1889. In 2008,
the Census Bureau estimated
the state's population at
6,549,224 people.
Washington is the
northwestern-most state of
the contiguous United
States. Its northern border
lies mainly along the 49th
parallel, and then via
marine boundaries through
the Strait of Georgia, Haro
Strait and Strait of Juan de
Fuca, with the Canadian
province of British Columbia
to the north. Washington
borders Oregon to the south,
with the Columbia River
forming most of the boundary
and the 46th parallel
forming the eastern part of
the southern boundary. To
the east Washington borders
Idaho, bounded mostly by the
meridian running north from
the confluence of the Snake
River and Clearwater River
(about 116°57' west), except
for the southernmost section
where the border follows the
Snake River. To the west of
Washington lies the Pacific
Ocean.
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