Virginia

• Virginia accounts for 1 out of 10 "vanity" plates in the nation. With more than 1.2 million registered personalized plates, we have more vanity plates than there are people in the state of Rhode Island.

• Virginia handles 70% of the world's internet traffic.

• Virginia was the site of more Civil War battles than any other state, with more than 120 major battles being fought here. That's an average of one major battle every 12 days throughout the war.