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![Richmond (pronounced /rtmnd/) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond area. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and surrounded by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288 in central Virginia. The population was 200,123 in 2007,[3] with an estimated population of 1,212,977 for the Richmond Metropolitan Area making it the third largest in Virginia.[4]](http://cdn7.wn.com/vp/i/c4/99f6eb08308189.jpg)
