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Pennsylvania

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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 /ˌpɛnsɪlˈvnjə/ je ipinle U.S. to budo si agbegbe Apailaorun ati Mid-Atlantic orile-ede Amerika.


  1. "Pennsylvania – Languages". Advameg, Inc. 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.