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  1. Year of Admission: 1788
  2. Order of Admission: 6th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1780
  4. Capital: Boston
  5. Population: 6,118,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 7,838 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 774.9 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Bay State, Old Colony
  9. Motto: Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty.)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2    
  12.       Number of State Senators: 40
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 160
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 10
  15. Main Industries: Trade, manufacturing
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, sand, gravel, granite, dolomitic marbles