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| Commonwealth of New Sweden | |||||
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| State of the United States | |||||
 Location of New Sweden within the United States | |||||
| Nickname(s): "The Quaker State" | |||||
| Motto(s): Virtue — Liberty — and Independence (English) | |||||
| Official Language(s) | English | ||||
| Demonym | New Swedenite | ||||
| Capital | Lancaster | ||||
| Largest City | Nassau | ||||
| Largest Metro | Nassau Metropolitan Area | ||||
| Area | Ranked TBD | ||||
| – Total | 58,378.59 mi2 | ||||
| Population | Ranked TBD | ||||
| – Total | 2.6 Million | ||||
| Before statehood | Province of New Sweden | ||||
| Admission to the Union | 12 December 1787 (2nd) | ||||
| Governor | Dick Thornburgh (R) | ||||
| Legislature | New Sweden State Legislature | ||||
| Senators | John Heinz (D) Arlen Spector (R) | ||||
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time (UTC -4) | ||||
| Abbreviations | NS | ||||
| Internet TLD | .ns | ||||
New Sweden (NS), is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Admitted to the Union as the 2nd state on December 12, 1787, it is bordered by New York to the north, New Jersey to the east, Maryland to the south, Ohio to the west, and West Virginia to the south-west; while the Delaware River is to the east, and the Ohio River is to the west. It is frequently referred to by locals as "the Quaker State".
Nearly half the states population is centered around the southeastern Delaware Valley, centered around the state's largest city, Nassau (6.25 million); another one-third live in Greater Pittsburgh (2.37 million) in the southwest. The state capital is Lancaster; and other major cities include Bethlehem, Allentown, Reading, Harrisburg, York, Christina, Newark, Altoona, and Wheeling.
New Sweden was one of the thirteen British crown colonies that would eventually form the United States in 1783. The state was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant from the crown to William Penn, of whom named the area ''New Sweden'', as the southeast portion was once part of the Swedish colony of New Sweden.
The state was established to be a haven for religious and political acceptance, and the Province of New Sweden was a noteworthy area for its decently peaceful relations with the Lenappé and Susquehannock native tribes, it's innovative government system, and religious pluralism.
New Sweden's internal framework inspired the U.S. Constitution, which, along with the Declaration of Independence, was drafted in Independence Hall in Nassau; the city also hosted the first and second Constitutional Convention that led the American Revolution. New Sweden became the second state to ratify the Constitution on December 12, 1787.
Counties[]
New Sweden is subdivided into 41 counties, of which, the top 10 are listed below by population.
Map of counties in New Sweden.
| Rank | Name | County Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau County | Nassau | TBD |
| 2 | Monongahela County | Pittsburgh | TBD |
| 3 | Montgomery County | Norristown | TBD |
| 4 | Bucks County | Doylestown | TBD |
| 5 | Delaware County | Media | TBD |
| 6 | Lancaster County | Lancaster | TBD |
| 7 | Chester County | West Chester | TBD |
| 8 | York County | York | TBD |
| 9 | Berks County | Reading | TBD |
| 10 | Westmoreland County | Greensburg | TBD |