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Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a state of the USA situated in the northeastern, Mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America. It shares borders with Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, and New York and Ontario in Canada to the east. Pennsylvania has around 82 km of Lake Erie coastline, and 92 km of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. The state of Pennsylvania and is 33 largest of the US states and was the second state to enter the union in 1787. Pennsylvania has the cities of Philadelphia, York and Reading and Lancaster in the southeast, Pittsburgh in the southwest, and other large cities include Allentown and Erie, with Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River as the state capital.

Topography is diverse in Pennsylvania, including mountains, valleys, plains and areas of coastline, with an extensive state park system with 4. 5 million acres of public land, 83,000 miles of streams and rivers and 4,000 inland lakes and ponds. Popular destinations are historic Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the Lake Erie coast and the Alleghenies.

Major tourist attractions encompass both historic locations and outdoor resources and activities. Historic locations include sites of famous battles and preserved early homesteads and early historic industrial heritage. The 61 state parks provide unequalled venues for hiking and camping.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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