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| Capital
City: |
Harrisburg |
| Location: |
40.27605 N, 076.88450 W |
| Area: |
46,058 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
12,100,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
December 12th, 1787; 2nd State |
| Song: |
Pennsylvania |
| words by: Eddie Khoury |
| music by: Ronnie Bonner |
| Nickname: |
Keystone State |
| Origin of states name: |
Named in honor of Admiral William Penn, |
| father of the States founder, William Penn. |
| Time
zone: |
Eastern |
| Other Cities: |
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, |
| Border
States: |
Delaware, Maryland,
New Jersey, New York, |
| Ohio, West
Virginia; |
| Geographic Center: |
Centre, 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte |
| Coastline: |
none |
| Highest Point: |
3,213 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Dairy Products, poultry, cattle,
mushrooms, |
| hogs, hay; |
| Industry: |
Food processing, |
| National
Park: |
none |
| Topography: |
Allegheny Mountains run southwest to northeast, |
| with piedmont & coastal plain in southeast
triangle. |
| northwest plateau falls to Lake Erie lowlands. |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 67 to 75 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 26 to 34 |
| Flower: |
Mountain Laurel |
| Tree: |
Eastern Hemlock |
| Newspapers: |
Pennsylvania
Newspaper Association |
| Attractions: |
Pennsylvania
Attractions. Roadside America |
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