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10 facts about Pennsylvania

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1. Pennsylvania is one of the Northeastern states of America.

2. The state borders with Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, New York, and New Jersey. It also has a water border with Canada.

3. Pennsylvania is also called “Keystone State” due to the fact that several important American documents were signed in the state, including the Declaration of Independence.

4. Pennsylvania has a total area of 46,055 square miles or 119,282 square kilometers.

5. Philadelphia is the most populous city of Pennsylvania.

6. The total gross state product (GSP) of Pennsylvania was 531 billion dollars in 2007.

7. The first baseball stadium was built in one of the cities of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh in 1909.

8. The town of Hershey, which is located in Pennsylvania, is known to be the Chocolate Capital of the United States.

9. The first computer was manufactured in Philadelphia in 1946.

10. Almost 11 % of the state population in Pennsylvania is African American.



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