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  1. Year of Admission: 1787
  2. Order of Admission: 1st
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1897
  4. Capital: Dover
  5. Population: 732,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 1,955 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 366.9 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: First State, Diamond State
  9. Motto: Liberty And Independence
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 21
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 41
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 1
  15. Main Industries: Chemistry, agriculture, finance, poultry, shellfish, tourism, auto assembly, food processing, transportation, equipment
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, clay, sand, gravel, stone, Brandywine blue granite