Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north.
The high mountains of the Cascade Range run north-south, bisecting the state. In addition to Western Washington and Eastern Washington, residents call the two parts of the state the “Westside” and the “Eastside”, “Wet side” and “Dry side”, or “Timberland” and “Wheatland”. These terms reflect the geography, climate, and industry of the land on both sides of the Cascades.