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Has an historic seaport called Portsmouth
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Has a population of over 2 million people
Hampshire 1,844,245 (est), New Hampshire 1,377,529
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Writers born there include Neil Gaiman, Ian McEwan, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens
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Which has a higher proportion of people who describe themselves as not religious?
Hampshire 29.5%, New Hampshire 36%
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The world's first free public library funded by tax-payers was founded here in 1833
Peterborough Town Library
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Has Downton Abbey
Highclere Castle
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Higher proportion of the workforce in the public sector
Hampshire 25%, New Hampshire 14%
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The First Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science) was founded here in 1879
Founder Mary Baker Eddy was a native of New Hampshire, but started the church in Massachusetts
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One end of the first trans-Atlantic telecommunications cable, which began operating in 1874
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Has an IBM research laboratory
IBM's UK headquarters are also in Hampshire
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Has an international airport
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Has a nuclear power plant
Seabrook
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Has large areas with a chalk substrate