About Massachusetts:
Quick Facts:
Capital: Boston.
Area: 10,565 sq mi (27,337 sq km).
Population: ~ 7,050,000.
Largest cities: Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Cambridge, New Bedford, Brockton, Quincy, Lynn, Fall River, Newton, Lawrence, Somerville, Framingham, Haverhill, Waltham, Malden, Brookline, Plymouth, Medford, Taunton, Chicopee, Weymouth, Revere, Peabody, Methuen, Barnstable, Pittsfield, Attleboro, Arlington, Holyoke, Beverly, Marlborough, Everett, Salem, Westfield, Leominster, Fitchburg, Billerica, Woburn, Amherst, Braintree, Shrewsbury, Chelsea, Watertown, Franklin, Falmouth, Dartmouth, Chelmsford, Andover, Natick, Randolph, Lexington, Edgartown, Chatham, Provincetown.
Abbreviations: MA.
Massachusetts official name is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts, one of the 13 earliest states established in the United States and located in the northeast of the country,The most populous state in New England, with over 50 cities.The state is bordered to the west by New York, to the south by Connecticut and Rhode Island, to the north by New Hampshire and Vermont, and to the east and southeast by the Atlantic Ocean.
The capital of Massachusetts is Boston, which is also the most populous city in New England. More than 80% of the population of Massachusetts lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, an area that has influenced American history, academia, and industry. During the Industrial Revolution, Massachusetts went from being a place where farming, fishing, and business were done to a place where people made things.
Famous tourist attractions: Freedom Trail, Martha's Vineyard, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston Common,...
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