<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Released in 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Lists of United States state symbols </Td> </Tr> <P> Delaware (/ ˈdɛləwɛər / (listen)) is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeastern regions of the United States . It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania . The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor . </P> <P> Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is the second smallest, the sixth least populous, but the sixth most densely populated of the 50 United States . Delaware is divided into three counties, the lowest number of counties of any state . From north to south, the three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex . While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle County has been more industrialized . </P>

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