Pennsylvania (U.S. state)
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |||||
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| Nickname(s): Keystone State; Quaker State | |||||
| Motto(s): Virtue, Liberty and Independence | |||||
| State song(s): "Pennsylvania" | |||||
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| Official language | None | ||||
| Spoken languages |
English 90.1% Spanish 4.09% German (Including Pennsylvania German) 0.87% Chinese 0.47% Italian 0.43% |
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| Demonym | Pennsylvanian | ||||
| Capital | Harrisburg | ||||
| Largest city | Philadelphia | ||||
| Largest metro | Delaware Valley | ||||
| Area | Ranked 33rd | ||||
| • Total | 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km2) |
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| • Width | 280 miles (455 km) | ||||
| • Length | 160 miles (255 km) | ||||
| • % water | 2.7 | ||||
| • Latitude | 39° 43′ to 42° 16′ N | ||||
| • Longitude | 74° 41′ to 80° 31′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 6th | ||||
| • Total | 12,784,227 (2016 est.) | ||||
| • Density | 284/sq mi (110/km2) Ranked 9th |
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| • Median household income | $60,389 (20th) | ||||
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| • Highest point |
Mount Davis 3,213 ft (979 m) |
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| • Mean | 1,100 ft (340 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Delaware River at Delaware border sea level |
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| Before statehood | Province of Pennsylvania | ||||
| Admission to Union | December 12, 1787 (2nd) | ||||
| Governor | Tom Wolf (D) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Mike Stack (D) | ||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
| • Upper house | State Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Bob Casey, Jr. (D) Pat Toomey (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation | 13 Republicans, 5 Democrats (list) | ||||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC −5/−4 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-PA | ||||
| Abbreviations | PA, Pa., Penn., Penna. | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Bird | Ruffed grouse |
| Dog breed | Great Dane |
| Fish | Brook trout |
| Flower | Mountain laurel |
| Insect | Firefly |
| Mammal | White-tailed deer |
| Tree | Eastern hemlock |
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| Beverage | Milk |
| Dance | Polka |
| Food | Chocolate Chip Cookie |
| Fossil | Trilobite |
| Soil | Hazleton |
| Song | "Pennsylvania" |
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Pennsylvania /ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnjə/ (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.
Pennsylvania is the 33rd-largest, the 6th-most populous, and the 9th-most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's five most populous cities are Philadelphia (1,560,297), Pittsburgh (305,801), Allentown (118,577), Erie (100,671), and Reading (89,893). The state capital, and its ninth-largest city, is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has 140 miles (225 km) of shoreline along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary.
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