Delaware (U.S. state)

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disclaimer. [edit intro] This article is about Delaware (U.S. state).
For other uses of the term Delaware, please see Delaware
(disambiguation). Delaware state map. Delaware is a small, densely
populated state on the eastern coast of the United States of America.
Among the 50 states, only Rhode Island is physically smaller in size.
Delaware is located on a peninsula that has the Delaware Bay on its
east side and the Chesapeake Bay on its west side. The west side of
the peninsula is part of Maryland, and to the north, the state borders
Pennsylvania. Its east side is all coastline, with the northern part
of the coast across the Delaware River mouth from New Jersey and the
southern part on the Delaware Bay leading to the Atlantic Ocean. The
state capital is Dover, which is in the center of the long, narrow
state. The state's largest city is Wilmington, located at the northern
end of the state at the neck of the peninsula. The Delaware peninsula
is marked by dune-backed beaches which are popular tourist
destinations in summer. It is also divided into three counties named
New Castle (north), Kent (middle), and Sussex (south). Delaware
ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787 making it "The
First State"[1]. See also[edit] U.S. States and Territories
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