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Delaware

Delaware

US state
Delaware, a small Mid-Atlantic U.S. state, sits on a peninsula marked by dune-backed beaches bordering the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay. In Dover, the capital, First State Heritage Park encompasses 18th-century Colonial...
Capital: Dover
Abbreviation: DE
Population: 1.018 million (2022)
State flower: Peach Blossom
Area: 2,489 mi²
Admitted to the Union: December 7, 1787; 236 years ago (1st)