StateMaster - Pennsylvanian Geography statistics

area > Total area > miles²	46,055	[33rd of 51]
area > Water area > km²	3,208	[28th of 51]
area > Water area > Percentage > Water	2.69	[29th of 51]
Geographic regions The Northeast
Land Acreage > Total	28.605 million acres	[29th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland	4.76 million acres	[23rd of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land	16.585 million acres	[15th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land	1.16 million acres	[31st of 43]
Land area	44,817 sq mi	[32nd of 56]
Land borders New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Ohio
Largest cities (with populations)	Philadelphia - 1,470,151
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals > State	PA
Percentage of area water	2.69%	[28th of 50]
State capitals (with populations)	Harrisburg - 48,950
Tornadoes > Fatalities	77	[21st of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries	1,076	[22nd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage	$615,033,088.00	[13th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number	451	[24th of 55]
Total area	46,055 sq mi	[33rd of 50]
Water area	1,239 sq mi	[28th of 50]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area ; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996 ; Storm Prediction Center (SPC)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: PA

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