- Area: 45,888 square miles
- Capital: Harrisburg in Dauphin County
- Width: 310 miles (east to west) 180 miles (N to S)
- Number of Counties: 67
- Population: 12,009,000
- Lakes: 50 natural lakes and 2500 man-made lakes
- Rivers & streams: 45,000 miles
- State Parks: 116
Mountains, coastal plain and plateau areas to Lake Erie lowlands
The Pennsylvania Colony is mainly a wilderness of dense forests. There are no cut roads or even dirt roads. The most common form of transportation was by walking, taking a horse and rarely by wagon. There are a lot of hills and mountains.