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- Statehood:
Dec. 7, 1787
- Nicknames:
The First State; the Diamond State, Blue Hen State, Small Wonder.
- Bird:
Blue hen chicken.
- Flower:
Peach blossom.
- Tree:
American holly.
- Motto:
Liberty and Independence.
- Song:
"Our Delaware."
- Area: 6,206 square km (2,396 square miles); rank: 49th.
- Capital:
Dover (1990 pop., 27,630).
- Largest city:
Wilmington (1990 pop., 71,529).
- Counties:
3.
- Elevations:
highestÑ137 m (448 ft), in New Castle County; lowestÑsea level,
at the Atlantic coast.
- Population (1998 est.):
743,603; rank: 46th; density: 146.9 persons per square
km (380.4 per square mile).
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