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PENNSYLVANIA


  • some general data of the state
General useful information
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
State and population
capital: Harrisburg // state code ISO: PA ; FIPS: US42
surface: 116083 sq.km = 44826 sq.mi // rank in USA: 32 // location: Middle Atlantic
climate: continental with wide fluctuations in seasonal temperatures, in SE tempered by the Atlantic
entered USA as 2nd state ratifying the Constitution on: 1787-12-10
administrative division: 67 counties
total population according to the census of 2000: 12,281,054
population density 2000: 106 per sq.km = 274 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: 3,4%
main ethnic groups: white 85,4%; black 10%; Asian 1,8%; other <3%
Economy and infrastructure
chief crops: corn, hay, mushrooms, apples, potatoes, winter wheat, oats, vegetables, tobacco, grapes
livestock (million): cattle: 1,6 / pigs: 1 / poultry: 30,6; broilers 135,3 / sheep: 0,081
timber/lumber: pine, oak, maple
chief industries: agribusiness, advanced manufacturing, health care, travel & tourism, biotechnology
chief industrial products: fabricated metal products, industrial machinery & equipment, transportation
chief mining products: crushed stone, portland & masonry cement, lime, sand & gravel
Some physical landmarks
highest point in the state: Mt. Davis 979 m = 3213 ft
other mountains: Blue Knob 956, Laurel Hill (?) 913
lowest point in the state: almost sea level
lakes: Lake Wallenpaupack
artificial lakes: Pymatuning Res., Conemaugh River Lake, Raystown Lake, Allegheny Res.
rivers: Allegheny, Susquehanna, Delaware, Ohio
others: islands: none // deserts: none
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
other important features:
nick name(s): Keystone State
motto: Virtue, liberty and independence
song: Pennsylvania
flower: Mountain laurel // bird: Ruffed grouse // tree: Hemlock
primary sources:
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas

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