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Washington offers rugged coastline, deserts, forests, mountains, volcanoes, and hundreds of coastal islands to explore. The Cascade Mountains bisect the state, with the damp forested coastal areas to the west, and pine forests, deserts and irrigated farmland of the to the east.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Seattle and Olympia.

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, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the . Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the , with 780,000 people in and over four million people in the metro area.

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is the capital of Washington State, and the seat of Thurston County in the region. The small city of 56,000 has a diverse economic base, and is a breeding ground for alternative culture in the , having spawned or influenced many of the region's better-known personalities.

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, a major port on the , is the third-largest city in Washington State, with about 220,000 residents. It has a dynamic art scene and a great ballet.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Puget Sound and North Cascades.

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is a large semi-enclosed fjord in Washington State, with its northern boundary marked by Admiralty Pass and the Strait of San Juan de Fuca.

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The are a section of the of western . They span the border between the Canadian province of and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in the U.S. and Canada as the Cascade Mountains.

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The , sometimes called the Columbia River Basin, is a broad plateau in Washington State where the Columbia River rolls its way between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountain foothills.

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is a lush, forested region of Washington State. This part of the state is along north bank of the Columbia River, from where it carves a gorge through the Cascade Mountains, past the busy communities opposite of , to its wide mouth at the Pacific Ocean.

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The is a region of Washington state in the far northwestern corner of the contiguous . The central Olympic Mountains are framed by the Hood Canal, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Pacific Ocean, and the Chehalis River.

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The is a region of rolling hills in southeastern Washington, centered on the River. It is a major agricultural area.

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The are a scattering of forested islands in the serene waters to the north of in Washington state, adjacent to Canada's .

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Rural , covering a series of forested mountain ranges in a quiet corner of Washington State, is an all-season recreation area for hiking, climbing, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing.
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Washington

Latitude of center
47.2868° or 47° 17′ 13″ north
Longitude of center
-120.2126° or 120° 12′ 45″ west
Population
7,710,000
Elevation
1,821 feet (555 metres)
Abbreviation
“Wash”
Abbreviation
“WA”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 34724864
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
5815135
Wiki­data ID
Q1223
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Washington” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Washington”
  • Albanian: “Uashington”
  • Albanian: “Washington”
  • Amharic: “ዋሽንግተን”
  • Arabic: “واشنطن”
  • Arabic: “ولاية واشنطن”
  • Aragonese: “Washington”
  • Armenian: “Վաշինգտոն”
  • Assamese: “ৱাছিংটন”
  • Assamese: “ৱাশ্বিংটন”
  • Asturian: “Washington”
  • Aymara: “Washington suyu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vaşinqton”
  • Balinese: “Washington”
  • Bashkir: “Вашингтон”
  • Basque: “Washington”
  • Batak Mandailing: “Washington”
  • Bavarian: “Stoot Washington”
  • Bavarian: “Washington”
  • Belarusian: “Вашынгтон, штат”
  • Belarusian: “Вашынгтон”
  • Belarusian: “штат Вашынгтон”
  • Bengali: “ওয়াশিংটন”
  • Bhojpuri: “वाशिंगटन”
  • Bishnupriya: “ৱাশিংটন”
  • Bislama: “Washington”
  • Bosnian: “Washington”
  • Breton: “Stad Washington”
  • Breton: “Washington”
  • Bulgarian: “Вашингтон”
  • Burmese: “ဝါရှင်တန်ပြည်နယ်”
  • Catalan: “estat de Washington”
  • Catalan: “Washington”
  • Cebuano: “Washington”
  • Central Bikol: “Washington”
  • Central Kurdish: “واشینگتن”
  • Central Kurdish: “واشینگتۆن”
  • Chavacano: “Washington”
  • Chechen: “Вашингтон”
  • Cherokee: “ᏩᏏᏂᏓᏂ”
  • Cherokee: “ᏩᏏᏓᏂ”
  • Chinese: “Washington”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿州”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓州”
  • Chuvash: “Вашингтон”
  • Cornish: “Stat Washington”
  • Corsican: “Washington”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Vaşington (eyalet)”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Vaşington”
  • Croatian: “Washington”
  • Czech: “State of Washington”
  • Czech: “Washington”
  • Dagbani: “Washington”
  • Danish: “Washington”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Washington”
  • Dutch: “WA”
  • Dutch: “Washington”
  • Eastern Mari: “Вашингтон”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ولاية واشنطن”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ولاية واشينطون”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉiamverda Ŝtato”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝtato Vaŝingtonio”
  • Esperanto: “Vaŝingtonio”
  • Esperanto: “WA”
  • Estonian: “Washingtoni osariik”
  • Ewe: “Washington”
  • Faroese: “Washington”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Washington”
  • Finnish: “Washington”
  • French: “État à feuilles persistantes”
  • French: “État de Washington”
  • French: “US-WA”
  • French: “WA”
  • French: “Washington”
  • Gagauz: “Washington”
  • Galician: “Estado de Washington”
  • Galician: “Washington”
  • Georgian: “ვაშინგტონი”
  • Georgian: “ვაშინგტონის შტატი”
  • German: “Staat Washington”
  • German: “WA”
  • German: “Washington (Staat)”
  • German: “Washington”
  • Gorontalo: “Washington”
  • Gothic: “𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌽”
  • Greek: “Ουάσινγκτον”
  • Greek: “Πολιτεία της Ουάσινγκτον”
  • Guarani: “Washington”
  • Gujarati: “વૉશિંગ્ટન”
  • Haitian: “Wachintòn”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Washington”
  • Hausa: “Washington”
  • Hawaiian: “Wakinekona”
  • Hebrew: “וושינגטון”
  • Hebrew: “ושינגטון (מדינה)”
  • Hebrew: “מדינת וושינגטון”
  • Hindi: “वॉशिंगटन राज्य”
  • Hungarian: “Washington”
  • Icelandic: “Washington”
  • Ido: “Washington”
  • Igbo: “Washington”
  • Iloko: “Washington”
  • Inari Sami: “Washington”
  • Indonesian: “Washington”
  • Interlingua: “Stato de Washington”
  • Interlingua: “Washington”
  • Interlingue: “Washington”
  • Inupiaq: “Washington”
  • Irish: “Washington”
  • Italian: “Stato di Washington”
  • Italian: “WA”
  • Italian: “Washington”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Washintan”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン州”
  • Javanese: “Washington”
  • Kabiyè: “Waasintɔnii”
  • Kabiyè: “Wasɩŋtɔŋ”
  • Kabyle: “Washington”
  • Kalmyk: “Воошинта”
  • Kannada: “ವಾಶಿಂಗ್ಟನ್ ರಾಜ್ಯ”
  • Karachay-Balkar: “Вашингтон”
  • Kazakh: “Вашингтон”
  • Kirghiz: “Вашингтон (штат)”
  • Kirghiz: “Вашингтон”
  • Korean: “워싱턴 주”
  • Korean: “워싱턴”
  • Korean: “워싱턴주”
  • Korean: “워싱톤”
  • Korean: “워싱톤주”
  • Kurdish: “Washington”
  • Ladin: “Washington”
  • Ladino: “Washington”
  • Latin: “Vasingtonia”
  • Latin: “Vasintonia”
  • Latvian: “Vašingtona”
  • Ligurian: “Washington”
  • Limburgan: “Washington”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Washington”
  • Literary Chinese: “華盛頓州”
  • Lithuanian: “Vašingtonas”
  • Lombard: “Washington”
  • Low German: “Washington”
  • Luxembourgish: “Washington”
  • Macedonian: “Вашингтон”
  • Maithili: “वासिङ्टन राज्य”
  • Malagasy: “Washington”
  • Malay: “Washington”
  • Malayalam: “വാഷിങ്ടൺ”
  • Manipuri: “ꯋꯥꯁꯤꯡꯇꯟ (ꯂꯝꯈꯥꯢ)”
  • Manipuri: “ꯋꯥꯁꯤꯡꯇꯟ”
  • Manx: “Washington”
  • Maori: “Wahingitana”
  • Maori: “Washington”
  • Marathi: “वॉशिंग्टन”
  • Mazanderani: “واشنگتن”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Huà-sêng-dáung-ciŭ”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Washington”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Washington”
  • Mingrelian: “ვაშინგტონიშ შტატი”
  • Mongolian: “Вашингтон Муж Улс”
  • Mongolian: “Вашингтон”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “واشينطون”
  • Nauru: “Washington”
  • Navajo: “Ahééhałtį́į́h Hahoodzo”
  • Nepali: “वाशिङ्गटन डि.सि.”
  • Nepali: “वासिङ्टन डी.सी.”
  • Nepali: “वासिङ्टन”
  • Newari: “वाशिंग्तन”
  • Newari: “वासिंगटन”
  • Northern Frisian: “Washington”
  • Northern Luri: “واشینگتن”
  • Northern Sami: “Washington”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “WA”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wash.”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Washington”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Washington”
  • Norwegian: “Washington”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Estat de Washington”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Washington”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܘܐܫܝܢܓܛܘܢ (ܐܘܚܕܢܐ)”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܘܐܫܝܢܓܛܘܢ”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Hwæsingatūn”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Hwæsinglond”
  • Ossetian: “Вашингтон”
  • Pali: “वासिंगटन”
  • Pampanga: “Washington”
  • Panjabi: “ਵਾਸ਼ਿੰਗਟਨ”
  • Papiamento: “Washington”
  • Persian: “ایالت واشینگتن”
  • Persian: “واشینگتن”
  • Picard: “Washington (Étot)”
  • Picard: “Washington”
  • Piemontese: “Washington”
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: “Stait o‘ Woshingtun”
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: “Woshingtun”
  • Polish: “Waszyngton”
  • Portuguese: “Washington”
  • Quechua: “Washington suyu”
  • Romanian: “Washington”
  • Romansh: “Washington”
  • Russia Buriat: “Вашингтон”
  • Russian: “Вашингтон (штат)”
  • Russian: “Вашингтон”
  • Russian: “штат Вашингтон”
  • Rusyn: “Вашингтон (штат)”
  • Rusyn: “Вашингтон”
  • Samogitian: “Vašingtons”
  • Sanskrit: “वाशिङ्टन्”
  • Santali: “ᱣᱟᱥᱤᱝᱴᱳᱱ (ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ)”
  • Santali: “ᱣᱟᱥᱤᱝᱴᱳᱱ”
  • Sardinian: “Washington”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Washington”
  • Scots: “State o Washington”
  • Scots: “US-WA”
  • Scots: “Washington”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Washington”
  • Serbian: “Вашингтон”
  • Serbian: “Вошинтон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Washington”
  • Sicilian: “Washington”
  • Silesian: “Waszyngtůn”
  • Sindhi: “واشنگٽن رياست”
  • Sinhala: “වොෂින්ටන්”
  • Skolt Sami: “Washington”
  • Slovak: “Washington”
  • Slovenian: “Washington”
  • Somali: “Washington”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واشینقتون ایالتی”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واشینگتن ایالتی”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Perennifolio”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Washington”
  • Spanish: “Washington (estado)”
  • Spanish: “Washington”
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⵡⴰⵛⵉⵏⵟⵓⵏ”
  • Swahili: “Washington”
  • Swedish: “Washington”
  • Tagalog: “Washington”
  • Tajik: “Вашингтон (иёлат)”
  • Tajik: “Вашингтон”
  • Tajik: “Иёлати Вашингтон”
  • Talysh: “Vašington”
  • Talysh: “Vaşinqton(devlət)”
  • Talysh: “Vaşinqton”
  • Tamil: “வாசிங்டன்”
  • Tamil: “வாஷிங்டன்”
  • Tatar: “Вашингтон”
  • Telugu: “వాషింగ్టన్”
  • Thai: “รัฐวอชิงตัน”
  • Tibetan: “ཝ་ཤིན་ཏྲོན།”
  • Turkish: “State of Washington”
  • Turkish: “US-WA”
  • Turkish: “Vaşington”
  • Turkish: “WA”
  • Turkish: “Wash.”
  • Turkish: “Washington eyaleti”
  • Turkish: “Washington, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri”
  • Turkish: “Washington”
  • Uighur: “Washin’giton Shitati”
  • Uighur: “Washington Shitati”
  • Ukrainian: “Вашингтон”
  • Ukrainian: “штат Вашингтон”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Washington”
  • Urdu: “اسٹیٹ واشنگٹن”
  • Urdu: “ریاست واشنگٹن”
  • Uzbek: “Vashington shtati”
  • Uzbek: “Vashington”
  • Venetian: “Washington”
  • Veps: “Vašington-štat”
  • Veps: “Vašington”
  • Vietnamese: “Hoa Thịnh Đốn”
  • Vietnamese: “Oasinhtơn”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiểu bang Hoa Thịnh Đốn”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiểu bang Oasinhtơn”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiểu bang Washington”
  • Vietnamese: “Washington”
  • Vlaams: “Washington”
  • Vlax Romani: “Washington”
  • Volapük: “Washington”
  • Walloon: “Wachintone”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Washington”
  • Welsh: “Washington”
  • Western Armenian: “Ուաշինկթըն”
  • Western Frisian: “Steat Washington”
  • Western Frisian: “Washington”
  • Western Mari: “Вашингтон”
  • Western Panjabi: “واشنگٹن”
  • Wu Chinese: “华盛顿州”
  • Yakut: “Уашингтон,штат”
  • Yakut: “Уашингтон”
  • Yakut: “Уашиҥтон, штат”
  • Yiddish: “וואשינגטאן”
  • Yoruba: “Washington”
  • Yue Chinese: “華盛頓州”
  • Zeeuws: “Washington”
  • Zhuang: “Washington”
  • Zulu: “Washington”
  • “ma Wasinton”
  • “US-WA”
  • “Vašingtons”
  • “WA”
  • “Washington”
  • “वाशिंगटन”

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