This document provides information about 18 states located in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. For each state, it lists the capital city, population size, state nickname, year it joined the union, and state bird. The states covered are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maine, and Maryland.

1. STATES OF THE EASTSTATES OF THE EAST
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2. MASSACHUSETTS
• Capital Boston
• Population: 6,547,629
• Nickname: The Bay State
• Statehood: Feb. 6, 1788
• State Bird: Chickadee

3. NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Capital: Concord
• Population: 1,316,470
• The Granite State
• Statehood: June 21, 1788
• State Bird: Purple Finch

4. NEW JERSEY
• Capital: Trenton
• Population: 8,791,984
• Nickname: The Garden State
• Statehood: Dec. 18,1787
• State Bird: American Goldfinch

5. NEW YORK
• Capital: Albany
• Population: 19,378,102
• Nickname: The Empire
State
• Statehood: July 26,1788
• State Bird: Eastern Bluebird

6. PENNSYLVANIA
• Capital: Harrisburg
• Population: 12,702,379
• Nickname: The Keystone State
• Statehood: Dec. 12, 1788
• State Bird: Ruffed Grouse

7. RHODE ISLAND
• Capital: Providence
• Population: 1,052,567
• Nickname: The Ocean State
• Statehood: May 29, 1790
• State Bird: Rhode Island Red

8. VERMONT
• Capital: Montpelier
• Population: 625,741
• Nickname: The Green Mountain State
• Statehood: March 4, 1791
• State Bird: Hermit Thrush

9. CONNECTICUT
• Capital: Hartford
• Population: 3,574,097
• Nickname: The Constitution State
• Statehood: January 9, 1788
• State Bird: Robin

10. DELAWARE
Capital: Dover
Population: 897,934
Nickname: The First State
Statehood: December 7, 1787
State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken

11. FLORIDA
• Capital: Tallahassee
• Population: 18,801,310
• Nickname: The Sunshine State
• Statehood: March 3,1845
• State Bird: Mockingbird

12. GEORGIA
• Capital:Atlanta
• Population: 9,687,653
• Nickname: The Empire State Of The
South
• Statehood: January 2,1788
• State Bird: Brown Thrasher

13. NORTH CAROLINA
• Capital: Raleigh
• Population: 9,535,483
• Nickname: The Tar Heel State
• Statehood: November 2,1789
• State Bird: Cardinal

14. SOUTH CAROLINA
• Capital: Columbia
• Population: 4,625,364
• Nickname: The Palmetto State
• Statehood: May 23,1788
• State Bird: Carolina Wren

15. VIRGINIA
• Capital: Richmond
• Population: 8,001,024
• Nickname: The Old Dominion State
• Statehood: June 25,1788
• State Bird: Cardinal

16. MAINE
• Capital: Augusta
• Population: 1,328, 361
• Nickname: The Pine Tree State
• Statehood: March 15,1820
• State Bird: Chickadee

17. MARYLAND
• Capital: Annapolis
• Population: 5,773,552
• Nickname: The Old Line State
• Statehood: April 28,1788
• State Bird: Oriole

18. References
• http://www.enchantedlearning.
com/usa/states/maryland/
• http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/state/maine.html
• http://www.google
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