What is West Virginia?
{{Infobox U.S. state |name = West Virginia |official_name = State of West Virginia |image_flag = Flag of West Virginia.svg |flag_link = Flag of West Virginia |image_seal = Seal of West Virginia.svg |seal_link = Seal of West Virginia |image_map = West Virginia in United States.svg |nickname = Mountain State |motto = {{nowrap|{{lang|la|[[Montani semper liberi]]}}}}<br />{{nowrap|(English: Mountaineers Are Always Free)}} |anthem = [[List of West Virginia state symbols#Cultural|4 songs]] |Former = Part of [[Virginia]] |seat = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] |LargestCity = capital |LargestMetro = [[Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA|Huntington-Ashland Tri-State Area]] |Governor = {{nowrap|[[Patrick Morrisey]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])}} |Lieutenant Governor = {{nowrap|[[Randy Smith (politician)|Randy Smith]] (R)}} |Legislature = [[West Virginia Legislature]] |Upperhouse = [[West Virginia Senate|Senate]] |Lowerhouse = [[West Virginia House of Delegates|House of Delegates]] |Senators = {{nowrap|[[Shelley Moore Capito]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Jim Justice]] (R)}} |Representative = {{nowrap|[[West Virginia's 1st congressional district|1]]: [[David McKinley]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[West Virginia's 2nd congressional district|2]]: [[Riley Moore]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[West Virginia's 3rd congressional district|3]]: [[Carol Miller (politician)|Carol Miller]] (R)}} |postal_code = WV |TradAbbreviation = W.Va. |OfficialLang = ''[[De jure]]'': English<ref>{{cite web|url=https://proenglish.org/news/mainstream-media/1392-west-virginia-is-the-32nd-state-to-pass-official-english.html|title=West Virginia is the 32nd State to pass Official English|accessdate=March 8, 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308223238/https://proenglish.org/news/mainstream-media/1392-west-virginia-is-the-32nd-state-to-pass-official-english.html|archivedate=March 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |population_demonym = [[List of U.S. state residents names|West Virginian]] |area_rank = 41st |area_total_sq_mi = 24,230 |