Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, lies in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian regions of the Northeastern United States. It was the second state to ratify the Constitution, in 1787; its capital is Harrisburg and its largest city is Philadelphia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate from Pennsylvania's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union December 12, 1787 (2nd state), per the infobox. Connections
Adjacent To
Source Delaware (Wikipedia)
Source Maryland (Wikipedia)
Source New Jersey (Wikipedia)
Source New York (Wikipedia)
Source West Virginia (Wikipedia)
Associated With
Harrisburg, Cities Harrisburg is in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Source Harrisburg (Wikipedia)
Philadelphia is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Source Philadelphia (Wikipedia)
Source State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries Pennsylvania is a state of the United States.
Source Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Harrisburg, Cities Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania.
Source Harrisburg (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Harrisburg
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 13059432
Infobox, area
Area Total 119283 km2
Infobox, admitted to the union
Admitted to the Union December 12, 1787 (2nd)
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 41, lon -78
Introduction
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
View the Source Philadelphia (Wikipedia)
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Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States.
Delaware (Wikipedia)
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It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.
Maryland (Wikipedia)
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It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east
New Jersey (Wikipedia)
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it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware.
New York (Wikipedia)
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Bordering New England to its east, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, and Canada to its north
Ohio (Wikipedia)
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It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest.
West Virginia (Wikipedia)
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It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest.
State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
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Pennsylvania
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