AREA: 21,456 sq km (8,284 sq mi).
POPULATION: 6,041,000.
CAPITAL: Boston.
ECONOMY: Industry: machinery, electric equipment, scientific instruments, printing and publishing, tourism. Agriculture: seafood, nursery stock, dairy products, cranberries, vegetables. PCI: $25,620.
ADMISSION: 6th of 13 original states.
TIME: GMT - 5. Daylight Saving Time is observed.
THE STATE: The gateway to New England (which comprises the States of Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island) was the destination of the Mayflower in 1620 and is one of the original 13 States. It is now very diverse, offering everything from cobblestoned streets and village greens to space-age technology centres. The Berkshire Hills cut across its western corner. To the east the land rolls down to the sea, embracing the State capital, Boston, and the beaches of the Cape Cod National Seashore. The two regions are divided by the Connecticut River Valley.
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