24 February 2017 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Vermont borders
Massachusetts to the south,
New Hampshire to the east,
New York to the west, and the Canadian province of
Quebec to the north.
Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont’s western border with the state of New York and the
Green Mountains run north–south the length of the state. Vermont is the
2nd-least populous of the U.S. states, with nearly 50,000 more residents than
Wyoming. The capital is
Montpelier, the
least populous state capital in the U.S. The most populous municipality,
Burlington, is the
least populous city in the U.S. to be the
most populous within the state. Other cities are
Essex,
South Burlington,
Colchester,
Rutland,
Bennington,
Brattleboro,
Milton,
Winooski,
St. Albans,
Vergennes,
St. Johnsbury,
Shelburne,
Hartford,
Springfield,
Barre, and
Williston. As of 2015, Vermont continued to be the leading producer of
maple syrup in the U.S. It was ranked as the safest state in the country in January 2016.
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