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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania covers 44,817 sq miles. It has a population of 12,281,054 per
the 2000 census. The capital city is
Harrisburg. The ten largest cities are
Philadelphia, 1,517,550;
Pittsburgh, 334,563;
Allentown, 106,632; 103,717; Upper Darby, 81,821;
Reading,
81,207; Scranton, 76,415; Bethlehem, 71,329; Lower Merion, 59,850, and Bensalem,
58,434.
Pennsylvania's statehood came Dec. 12, 1787, making it the 2nd of the
original 13 states to ratify the Constitution. State symbols are: Nickname,
Keystone State. Motto, Virtue, Liberty and Independence. State Bird,
Ruffed Grouse. State Flower, Mountain Laurel. State Tree, Hemlock.
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