Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
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other Federal States
base data
pointed name:	The key clay/tone State
capital:	Harrisburg
largest city:	Philadelphia
surface
rank (within the USA):	33
altogether:	119,283 km ²
country:	116,074 km ²
water (%):	3,208 km ² (2.7%)
inhabitant
rank(within the USA):	6
altogether (2000):	12.281.054
density:	106/km ²
member state
place:	2
since:	12. December 1787
geography
time belt:	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
degree of latitude:	39°43'N to 42°N
degree of longitude:	74°43'W to 80°31'W
broad:	255 km
length:	445 km
highest situation:	979 m
average situation:	335 m
deepest situation:	0 m
politics
governor:	Edward Rendell
abbreviations
postal:	Pa
officially:
ISO 3166-2:	US-PA

Pennsylvania [ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə] and/or German Pennsylvanien (lat. for „Penns Waldland “), official name” Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania “, is a Federal State designated after William Penn in the east of the USA. It borders in the east on new jersey, in the southeast on Delaware, in the south on Maryland,in the southwest at west Virginia, in the west at Ohio and in the north at New York and the Eriesee.

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2 population
3 Geografie
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history

map Pennsylvanias

Pennsylvania the settlement area of the Susquehannock exterminated by Irokesen and European Kolonisten was original. 1643 established themselves the first settlers coming from Sweden. Later it arrived under control from England. King Charles II. lent at William Penn, there Quäker settled a possession document for the area of the today's state .

The city Philadelphia is called cradle of the nation: the American declaration of independence and the condition of the USA were signed here.

Since the outgoing 19.Jahrhundert, as important oil fieldswere discovered, grew the heavy industry steadily. For the Kohleförderung and the steel industry many workers were needed, so that the state attracted many immigrants from Europe. Since the fall of the heavy industry Pennsylvania undertakes large efforts to accomplish the necessary structural change.

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population

Pennsylvania is with 103 Einwohnern/km ² one to seals settled Federal States of the USA.

About 88 per cent of the inhabitants white ones and 9 per cent are are afroamerikanischer origin. The Federal State became oneCenter of German-speaking immigrants, the Pennsylvania Dutch, among them Mennoniten and Ami. These established themselves particularly in the south, particularly in the Lancaster County. Berks County became in 18. Century of Evangelist Germans settles predominantly.

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Geografie

the main river by the country is called Allegheny River. Starting from Pittsburgh the river is called Ohio River. Pennsylvania is coined/shaped by hardwood forests and hill country. In the east of the country one finds the low mountain range of the Appalachen.

In the south of the Federal Statethe archaeologically interesting excavation place Meadowcroft lies.

List of the Countys in Pennsylvania

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largest cities

city	County	inhabitant 1. April of 2000	inhabitants 1. July 2004
Philadelphia	Philadelphia	1.517.550	1.470.151
Pittsburgh	Allegheny	334,563	322,450
Allentown	Lehigh	106,632	106,732
Erie	Erie	103,717	103,925
Reading	Berks	81,207	80,727
Scranton	Lackawanna	76,415	73,928
Bethlehem	Bethlehem	71,329	72,441
Lancaster	Lancaster	56,348	55,182
Altoona	Blair	49,523	47,832
Harrisburg	Harrisburg	48,950	47,635
Wilkes Barre	Luzerne	43,123	41,559
York	York	40,862	40,043
State college	Centre	38,420	39.311
Chester	Delaware	36,854	36,922
Bethel park	Allegheny	33,556	32,670
Norristown	Montgomery	31,282	30,873
Williamsport	Lycoming	30,706	30,175
Monroeville	Monroeville	29,349	28,486
Plum	Allegheny	26,940	26,684
new Castle	new Castle	26,309	25,308
Easton	Easton	26,263	26,267
Lebanon	Lebanon	24,461	23.925