Massachusetts

	Fullname	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
	Flag	Massachusetts state flagpng
	Flaglink	Flag Of Massachusetts
	Seal	Massachusetts state sealpng
	Map	Map of USA highlighting Massachusettspng
	Nickname	Bay State
	Capital	Boston
	LargestCity	Boston
	Governor	Mitt Romney (R)
	Senators	Edward Kennedy (D)<br> John Kerry (D)
	PostalAbbreviation	MA
	TradAbbreviation	Mass
	OfficialLang	English
	AreaRank	44th
	TotalAreaUS	10,555
	TotalArea	27,360
	LandAreaUS	9,161
	LandArea	23,734
	WaterAreaUS	1,400
	WaterArea	3,626
	PCWater	133
	PopRank	13th
	2000Pop	6,349,097
	2004Pop(Est)	6,416,505
	DensityRank	3rd
	2000DensityUS	818
	2000Density	31268
	AdmittanceOrder	6th
	AdmittanceDate	February 6 , 1788
	TimeZone	-5/ -4
	Latitude	41°10'N to 42°53'N
	Longitude	68°57'W to 73°30'W
	LengthUS	113
	Length	182
	WidthUS	183
	Width	295
	HighestElevUS	Mount Greylock &mdash3,491
	HighestElev	1,064
	MeanElevUS	500
	MeanElev	150
	LowestElevUS	0
	LowestElev	0
	ISOCode	US-MA

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