PAPennsylvania
Keystone State · Capital: Harrisburg · Northeast (Mid Atlantic)
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Capital
Harrisburg
Largest city
Philadelphia
Population
Over 10 million
Area rank
#33 of 50
Admitted
1787
Time zone
Eastern Time
Region
Northeast
Letters
12
Bordering states: Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York.
4 fun facts about Pennsylvania
- The Declaration of Independence and US Constitution were both signed in Philadelphia.
- Hershey, PA was built entirely around the chocolate factory — the streetlights are shaped like Hershey's Kisses.
- Pennsylvania has the oldest US zoo (Philadelphia Zoo, 1874) and the only operational US oil derrick used as a tourist attraction.
- Taylor Swift was born in West Reading, PA.
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