Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The state is named after George Washington, the first President of the United States. As of the 2000 census, the state population was approximately 5.9 million and the state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called ''Washingtonians'' (emphasis on the third syllable, pronounced as tone). It is also called Washington state when there is need to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the nation's capital...