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State Facts:

Pennsylvania's largest city Philadelphia

• Nickname: The Keystone State
• Capital: Harrisburg
• Largest city: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Governor: Ed Rendell (D)
• Total area: 119,283 square kilometers (46,055 square miles)
• Population (2000 census): 12,281,054
• Date admitted to the Union: December 12, 1787 (2^nd)
• Senators: Arlen Specter (R), Bob Casey, Jr. (D)
• Representatives: List

State symbols:

Mountain laurel, Pennsylvania's state flower.

• Bird: Ruffed grouse
• Fish: Brook trout
• Floral emblem: Mistletoe
• Flower: Mountain laurel
• Insect: Pennsylvania Firefly
• Mammal: White-tailed deer
• Tree: Eastern Hemlock
• Fossil: Trilobite
• Soil: Hazleton
• Song: Pennsylvania