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Pennsylvania

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(Àtúnjúwe láti Ìpínlẹ̀ Pennsylvania)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Flag of Pennsylvania State seal of Pennsylvania
Flag Seal
Ìlàjẹ́: Keystone State; Quaker State;
Coal State; Oil State; State of Independence
Motto(s): Virtue, Liberty and Independence
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ None (English, de facto)
Spoken language(s) English 91.6%
Spanish 3.1%[1]
Pennsylvania Dutch
OrúkọaráàlúPennsylvanian
OlúìlúHarrisburg
Ìlú atóbijùlọPhiladelphia
Largest metro areaDelaware Valley
Àlà Ipò 33rd ní U.S.
 - Total46,055 sq mi
(119,283 km2)
 - Width280 miles (455 km)
 - Length160 miles (255 km)
 - % water2.7
 - Latitude39°43′ N to 42°16′ N
 - Longitude74°41′ W to 80°31′ W
Iyeèrò Ipò 6th ní U.S.
 - Total12,702,379(2010.)[2]
- Density283.9/sq mi  (109.6/km2)
Ranked 9th in the U.S.
 - Median income US$48,562 (26th)
Elevation 
 - Highest point Mount Davis[3][4]
3,213 ft (979 m)
 - Mean1,100 ft  (340 m)
 - Lowest pointDelaware River at Àdàkọ:Nobreak[3]
sea level
Admission to Union  December 12, 1787 (2nd)
GómìnàTom Corbett (R)
Ìgbákejì GómìnàJim Cawley (R)
LegislatureGeneral Assembly
 - Upper houseState Senate
 - Lower houseHouse of Representatives
U.S. Senators Bob Casey, Jr. (D)
Pat Toomey (R)
U.S. House delegation 12 Republicans, 7 Democrats (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations PA Pa. or Penna. US-PA
Websitepa.gov

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania /ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnjə/ je ipinle U.S. to budo si agbegbe Apailaorun ati Mid-Atlantic orile-ede Amerika.


  1. ↑ "Pennsylvania – Languages". Advameg, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  3. 1 2 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.