All the chats in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. Its capital is Harrisburg and its most populous city, Philadelphia, famous for being the place where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution was drawn up. It is located in the Northeast region of the country, Middle Atlantic Division, bounded on the north by New York, on the northeast and east by the Delaware River that separates it from New York and New Jersey respectively, on the south by Maryland, on the southwest by West Virginia, to the west with Ohio and to the northwest with Lake Erie. With 12 702 379 habs.

In 2010 it is the sixth most populous state - behind California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois - and with 106.49 inhabitants / km², the ninth most densely populated, behind New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, New York and Florida. It was the second state to be admitted to the Union, on December 12,1787. The two most important cities of the state are Philadelphia, the site of important events during the Revolution and a prosperous metropolitan area in modern times, and Pittsburgh, a port interior located on the banks of three rivers. Pennsylvania is one of the nation's historic states. The Pocono Mountains and the Delaware River provide popular recreational activities. The region of the so-called "Pennsylvania Dutch", in the center-south of the state, is another favorite place for tourists. Actually, they are not Dutch, but of German origin.

Formed by various groups, including religious such as the Amish and Mennonites, they are known as "the flat people", who live without technology or modern comforts. They are called Dutch because of the confusion between the German word Deutsch, which means 'German', with the English word Dutch, meaning 'Dutch'. The USS Pennsylvania ships were named in honor of this state. It has given its name to the Pennsylvanian period in geology. It is also known as «the Keystone State».