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-|name=Delaware
-|flag=Delaware_State_Flag.gif
-|motto="[[Liberty and Independence]]"
-|nick=The First State
-|capital=Dover
-|language=None
-|governor=Jack Markell
-|gparty=Democrat
-|senator1=Thomas R. Carper
-|s1party=Democrat
-|s1phone=(202) 224-2441
-|s1email=http://carper.senate.gov/contact/ Contact
-|senator2=Ted Kaufman
-|s2party=Democrat
-|s2phone=(202) 224-5042
-|s2email=http://kaufman.senate.gov/services/contact/ Contact
-|population=
-|date=December 7, 1787 (1st)
-}}
-'''Delaware''' was the first state to sign the [[Articles of Confederation]] on February 5, 1778 to enter into the Union. Its capital is [[Dover]], and largest city is Wilmington.
-==History==
-[[Henry Hudson]], under the Dutch flag is credited with Delaware's discovery in 1609.  The following year Capt. Samuel Argall of [[Virginia]] named Delaware for his colony's governor, Thomas West, Baron De La Warr. An attempted Dutch settlement failed in 1631.  [[Sweden|Swedish]] colonization began at Fort Christina (now [[Wilmington]]) in 1638, but New Sweden fell to Dutch forces led by New Netherlands' governor [[Peter Stuyvesant]] in 1655.  [[England]] took over the area in 1664.<ref>[http://www.factmonster.com Factmonster.com]</ref> Delaware is the 45th most populous state <ref>[http://www.census.gov/population/projections/state/9525rank/deprsrel.txt  US Census]</ref>.  Originally founded as the "Three Lower Counties" of [[Pennsylvania]], in 1701 [[William Penn]] agreed to allow Delaware to have its own Assembly to meet in New Castle, while Pennsylvania's met in [[Philadelphia]].  Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the "First State".  This motto appears on Delaware's license plates.
-==Geography==
-Delaware is the second smallest state, with [[Rhode Island]] being the smallest.  Delaware is bounded by Pennsylvania to the north, Delaware River, [[New Jersey]] and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and [[Maryland]] to the west and south.
-Delaware's border with Maryland was surveyed by the famous team of [[Charles Mason]] and [[Jeremiah Dixon]]. Mason and Dixon also established the border between Pennsylvania and Delaware.  To do this, they mapped out a circle with a twelve mile radius from the top of the courthouse in New Castle, DE.  The arc extends over to the low-tide mark on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.  This border is unique as most boundaries along watercourses split the water at the midpoint of the main flow channel.  The location of this border has been the subject of multiple Supreme Court cases as seen here: <ref>[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=295&invol=694   U.S. Supreme Court - State of New Jersey v. State of Delaware]</ref>
-==Economy==
-Some of Delaware's largest employers are the State of Delaware, New Castle County, the University of Delaware, DuPont, AstraZeneca, Bank of America, Citigroup, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and Perdue Farms.  Delaware is also home to the Dover Air Force Base, which is one of the largest Air Force Bases in the [[United States]].  Dover AFB is often in the news as it serves as the entry point and mortuary for American military personnel who die overseas.
-Delaware has favorable corporate tax laws, which has led to many large corporations using Delaware as their headquarters.
-Delaware also does not assess sales tax on consumers.
-==Elected officials==
-===Federal===
-*Sen. [[Ted Kaufman]] [D]
-*Sen. [[Tom Carper|Thomas Carper]] [D]
-*Rep. [[Michael Castle]] [R, DE-0]
-===State===
-*Governor [[Jack Markell]] (D)
-==References==
-<references/>
-{{USstates}}
-[[Category:Delaware]]

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