Delaware is is known as the "First State" as it was the first of them to ratify the United States Constitution. A Mid-Atlantic state, Delaware (pop: 843,524) is the second smallest state in the United States. Delaware is bounded to the north by Pennsylvania, to the east by the Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean and to the west and south by Maryland.

Delaware's agricultural business consists of poultry, nursery stock, soybeans, dairy products and corn. Major industrial products include chemical products, processed foods, paper products, and rubber and plastic products.

Dover Air Force Base, just outside Dover, is one of the largest in the country and is a major employer in Central Delaware.

Wilmington is the state's largest city and its economic hub. It is located within commuting distance of both Philadelphia and Baltimore. Despite Wilmington's size, all regions of Delaware are enjoying phenomenal growth, with Dover and the beach resorts like Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island expanding immensely.

• Wilmington
• Newark
• Dover