STEVE INSKEEP, host: As we heard a moment ago, the candidates are already preparing for Pennsylvania. It's only six weeks away, but given the frantic pace in the primary so far, six weeks might seem like a long time to wait.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Here, then, are some facts about Pennsylvania you might be hearing over and over again in the next six weeks, but you heard it here first. Right, Steve?</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: Absolutely. The candidates are competing for the state that contains the Steel City and the City of Brotherly Love.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: If Pennsylvania were an independent country, its economy would rank as the 17th largest in the world - just ahead a Belgium, but beyond the Netherlands.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: Oh, poor Netherlands. Among American states, Pennsylvania ranks 18th in agricultural production, but first in mushrooms.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: The state toy is the Slinky.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: And that song you're hearing is the "Pennsylvania Polka." Stay tuned to NPR News for lots and lots and lots more about Pennsylvania. For complete results from Mississippi and other primary states, just go to npr.org/elections.
The Democratic presidential candidates have six weeks to prepare for Pennsylvania's primary. So it's time to get to know the Keystone State a bit better. For example, it ranks 18th in agriculture production but first in mushrooms. Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne share some Pennsylvania facts.