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Washington is a state in the Pacific north-west of the [[United States]]. [[Image:Wash.png|right|thumb|250px|source:http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states|Location of Washington state]]
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The most north-western state of the contiguous United States, it borders [[Idaho]] to the east, [[Oregon]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west and the Canadian province of [[British Columbia]] to the North.


As of 2010, the population of Washington was 6.7 million. The state capital is [[Olympia]], and its largest city is [[Seattle]], with an estimated population of over 612,000 as of April 2011. The state nickname is The Evergreen state.
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==Education in Washington==
 
As of 2008-09, there were just over 1 million students enrolled into elementary and secondary schools in 295 school districts statewide.
 
For an overview of education in the state see: http://access.wa.gov/education/index.aspx
 
For more information by district see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_Washington
 
==Virtual schools in Washington==
 
About 15,800 students in Washington state (1.6% of all students) took an online course during 2008-09. Three quarters of these students were in high school. There are currently at least 15 full-time statewide online programs run by local school districts.
 
==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/april1/default.asp
* http://kpk12.com/states/washington/
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