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| Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| Anthem: All Hail to Massachusetts | |
 Map of the United States with Massachusetts highlighted | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Admitted to the Union | February 6, 1788 (6th) |
| Capital (and largest city) | Boston |
| Largest metro | Greater Boston |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Charlie Baker (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Karyn Polito (R) |
| Legislature | General Court |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Elizabeth Warren (D) Ed Markey (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | 9 Democrats (list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,565 sq mi (27,337 km2) |
| • Land | 7,840 sq mi (20,306 km2) |
| • Water | 2,715 sq mi (7,032 km2) 26.1% |
| • Rank | 44th |
| Elevation | 500 ft (150 m) |
| Highest elevation | 3,489 ft (1,063.4 m) |
| Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean) | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 6,892,503 |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (324/km2) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Median household income | $77,385 |
| • Income rank | 5th |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | MA |
| ISO 3166 code | US-MA |
| Trad. abbreviation | Mass. |
| Latitude | 41° 14′ N to 42° 53′ N |
| Longitude | 69° 56′ W to 73° 30′ W |
| Website | www |
| Massachusetts state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Black-capped chickadee,wild turkey |
| Fish | Cod |
| Flower | Mayflower |
| Insect | Ladybug |
| Mammal | Right whale,Morgan horse,Tabby cat,Boston Terrier |
| Reptile | Garter snake |
| Tree | American elm[25] |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Beverage | Cranberry juice[26] |
| Colors | Blue, green, cranberry[27] |
| Dance | Square dance[28] |
| Food | Cranberry,[29] corn muffin,[30]navy bean,[31]Boston cream pie,[32]chocolate chip cookie,[33]Boston cream doughnut[34] |
| Fossil | Dinosaur Tracks[35] |
| Gemstone | Rhodonite[36] |
| Mineral | Babingtonite[37] |
| Poem | Blue Hills of Massachusetts[38] |
| Rock | Roxbury Puddingstone[39] |
| Shell | New England Neptune, Neptunea lyrata decemcostata[42] |
| Ship | Schooner Ernestina |
| Slogan | Make It Yours, The Spirit of America[40] |
| Soil | Paxton |
| Sport | Basketball[41] |
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| Lists of United States state symbols | |
Massachusetts is a state in the United States of America. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Its capital and largest city is Boston. It is on the east coast of the United States. It is next to the Atlantic Ocean and the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The word Massachusetts comes from Native American language. It means "place with hills."
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