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General Information Nickname Bay State State bird Chickadee State flower Mayflower Capital Boston Date of admission to the Union February 6 1788 (original 13 States; date of ratification of the Constitution) Population 6,416,505 (official estimate 2004) Population density 234.7 per sq km 2003 total overseas arrivals/US ranking 829,999/7 Time Eastern (GMT - 5). Daylight Saving Time is observed. The State The gateway to New England, Massachusetts was the destination of the Mayflower in 1620 and is one of the original 13 States. It is very diverse, offering everything from cobblestoned streets and village greens to space-age technology centres. The Berkshire Hills cut across its western corner. To the east the land rolls down to the sea, embracing the state capital, Boston, and the beaches of Cape Cod. |