Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York to its north, the Delaware …
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, while the capital of the state is Harrisburg. It is the fifth-most populous U.S. state, with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, as well as being the ninth-highest by population density and the 33rd-largest state by land area. The largest metropolitan statistical area is the southeastern Delaware Valley, including and surrounding Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth-most populous city. The second-largest metropolitan area, Greater Pittsburgh, is centered in and around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest city.
  • Admitted to the Union: December 12, 1787 (2nd)
  • Capital: Harrisburg
  • Largest city: Philadelphia
  • Elevation: 1,100 ft (340 m)
  • Country: United States
  • Before statehood: Province of Pennsylvania
  • Largest county or equivalent: Philadelphia

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org