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State:	Delaware
Abbreviation:	DE
Capital:	Dover
Largest City:	Wilmington
Population:	783600
Land-Square Miles:	1,955
Land-Square Miles Rank:	49
Highest Point:	New Castle City, 448 ft.
Governor of Delaware:	Ruth Ann Minner
Political Party:	Democrat
Seat Up:	2008
Entered Union:	December 7, 1787
State Number:	1st
State Motto:	Liberty and Independence
State Nickname:	The Diamond State, The First State, Blue Hen State
State Flower:	Peach Blossom
StateFlower2:	Prunus persica
State Bird:	Blue Hen Chicken
State Song:	Our Delaware
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	From the Delaware River and Bay, which were named for Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr
Major Industries:	Chemical Manufacturing, Fruits and Vegetables, and Food Canning
Historical Sites:	Holy Trinity Church, the oldest Protestant church in the U.S. still in use, in Wilmington
Points Of Interest:	The Delaware Museum of Natural History; New Castle, an almost unchanged 18th-century city center; the Delaware Seashore
Bordering States:	Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey