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- Admission to Statehood: December 7, 1787
- Area: 2489 sq.mi, 49th Land 1955 sq. mi., 49th Water 535 sq.mi., 40th
Coastline 28 mi., 21st Shoreline 381mi., 21st
- Area Code: 302
- Biographies: Famous Delawareans
- Bird: Blue Hen Chicken 50states List
- Border States: Regional List Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania
- Cam World: Live Web Cams
- Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds
- Climate: Delaware
- Colleges, Universities: 50states List
- Community and Technical Colleges: 50states List
- Community Pages: 50states List
- Constitution: 1st State
- County Profile: Text List 3 Counties
- Courts: Judicial System
- Current Events: News Headlines
- Department of: Education Certification
- Driving: DMV
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Poultry, nursery stock, soybeans, dairy products, corn.
- Industry: Chemical products, food processing, paper products, rubber and plastic products, scientific instruments, printing and publishing.
- Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index
- Fast Facts: 50states List
- Flag:
Adopted on July 24, 1913, the Delaware state flag has a background of colonial blue surrounding a diamond of buff color in which the coat of arms of the state is placed. Below the diamond are the words "December 7, 1787," indicating the day on which Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution. Because of this action, Delaware became the first state in the Union, and is, therefore, accorded the first position in such national events as presidential inaugurations. According to members of the original commission established to design the flag, the shades of buff and colonial blue represent those of the uniform of General George Washington. Inside the diamond, the flag recognizes the importance of commerce {the ship} and agriculture {wheat, corn, the ox and the farmer} to the state. Tribute is also paid to the revolutionary war soldiers. The words in the ribbon banner read Liberty and Independence. Fly this Flag
- Flower: Peach Blossom Prunus persica
- Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies
- Geographic Center: Kent, 11 miles sout of Dover
- Governor: Ruth Ann Minner (D)
- Highest Point: Ebright Azimuth; 442 feet, 49th
- Highway Markers: Delaware Resource Manual
- History: Historical History Channel Civil War
- Largest Cities: Wilmington Dover Newark Milford Seaford Middletown Elsmere Smyrna New Castle Georgetown
- Library: Delaware
- License Plates: Delaware
- Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; Sea level, 3rd
- Maps: DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List
- Media: Radio TV
- Motto: Liberty and Independence
- Museums: The Virtual Library
- Newspapers: Delaware
- Nicknames: First State / Diamond State / Blue Hen State/ Small Wonder
- Origin of state's name: Named after an early Virginia governor, Lord De La Warr
- Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com
- Permanent Residents: Find A Grave
- Population: Quick facts 783,600; 45th, 12/00
- Public Records: Delaware
- Real Estate: Ired.com - Delaware
- Representatives:
- Road Side America: Delaware
- Soil: Delaware - Greenwich
- Song: Our Delaware 50states List
- words by: George B. Hynson
- music by: M. S. Brown
- Sports: Delaware Teams
- State Parks: Delaware
- Symbols: Geobop's Delaware Facts
- Topography: Image
- Tourism: Tour Delaware
- Tree: American Holly Ilex opaca aiton Plant a Historic Tree, Today!
- Unclaimed Funds: Delaware
- Veteran Affairs: Delaware VA Military Links
- Vital Records: Delaware
- Weather: Dover Air Force Base
- Yellow / White Pages:
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