Pennsylvania is often referred to as its postal abbreviation “PA” by Natives and Northeasterners. Pennsylvania is bordered by Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia is to the southwest, Ohio is to the west, New York is to the north and New Jersey is to the east of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s capital is Harrisburg and its largest city is Philadelphia. Another one of Pennsylvania’s nicknames is “Quaker State”. It was known as the Quaker State for recognition of Quaker, William Penn’s first frame of government. The former governor of Pennsylvania is Edward G. Rendell.

Pennsylvania has a variety of climates. Pennsylvania’s southeastern part of the state has the warmest climate. Going towards Pennsylvania’s mountainous part of the state the climate is very much colder and winter snowfall amounts are greater. Pennsylvania’s summer temperatures are usually around 85/90F and winters are around 30/40F. Pennsylvania has a total of 69 railroads, the 5th highest in the nation, 134 public airports and 6 international airports. Pennsylvania has many major interstates, two of them of which are I-70 and I-81. Pennsylvania is home to the nation’s first zoo. They say that Pennsylvania boast some of the finest museums in the country, including the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania also has notable festivals every year. It includes the Musikfest and the NEARfest.

Pennsylvania is home to many professional sport teams. For example the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. Both are great teams. Pittsburgh is home to 8 fortune 500 companies, which are; U.S. Steel, PPG Industries and H.J. Heinz. The largest private employer is Wal-Mart, which is usually the largest employer in most states. Pennsylvania’s largest manufacturing company is Merck.

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