Origin of State Name: Named for Admiral William Penn, father of the founder of Pennsylvania.

Nickname: The Keystone State.

Capital: Harrisburg.

County: 67 counties

Location: 40.276N, 76.884W

Entered Union: 12 December 1787 (2nd).

Song: "Pennsylvania."

Motto: Virtue, Liberty and Independence.

Flag: The coat of arms appears in the center of a blue field.

Animal: White-tailed deer.

Bird: Ruffed grouse.

Dog: Great Dane.

Fish: Brook trout.

Insect: Firefly.

Flower: Mountain laurel.

Tree: Hemlock.

Beautification and Conservation Plant: Penngift crownvetch.

Beverage: Milk.

Fossil: Phacops rana.

Population: 12,429,616 as on 2005 census

Agriculture: Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay.

Industry: Food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism.