| State of Delaware |
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| Flag |
Èdìdí |
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Ìlàjẹ́: The First State; The Small Wonder;
Blue Hen State; The Diamond State |
| Motto(s): Liberty and Independence |
 Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted |
| Orúkọaráàlú | Delawarean |
| Olúìlú | Dover |
| Ìlú atóbijùlọ | Wilmington |
| Àlà | Ipò 49th ní U.S. |
| - Total | 2,490 sq mi
(6,452 km2) |
| - Width | 30 miles (48 km) |
| - Length | 96 miles (154 km) |
| - % water | 21.5 |
| - Latitude | 38° 27′ N to 39° 50′ N |
| - Longitude | 75° 3′ W to 75° 47′ W |
| Iyeèrò | Ipò 45th ní U.S. |
| - Total | 873,092 (2008 est.)[1]
783,600 (2000) |
| - Density | 442.6/sq mi (170.87/km2)
Ranked 6th in the U.S. |
| - Median income | $50,152 (12th) |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point |
near Ebright Azimuth[2]
447.85[2] ft (136.5 m) |
| - Mean | 59 ft (18 m) |
| - Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean[3]
sea level |
| Admission to Union |
December 7, 1787 (1st) |
| Gómìnà | John C. Carney (D) |
| Ìgbákejì Gómìnà | Bethany Hall-Long (D) |
| Legislature | {{{Legislature}}} |
| - Upper house | {{{Upperhouse}}} |
| - Lower house | {{{Lowerhouse}}} |
| U.S. Senators | Thomas R. Carper (D)
Chris Coons (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | Michael Castle (R) (list) |
| Time zone |
Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Abbreviations |
DE Del. US-DE |
| Website | delaware.gov |
