Maryland
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| Official language(s) | None (English, de facto) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Annapolis | ||||||||||
| Largest city | Baltimore | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 42nd | ||||||||||
| - Total | 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²) |
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| - Width | 90 miles (145 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 249 miles (400 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 21 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 37°53'N to 39°43'N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 75°4'W to 79°33'W | ||||||||||
| Number of people | Ranked 19th | ||||||||||
| - Total (2000) | 5,600,388 | ||||||||||
| - Density | 541.9/sq mi 209.2/km² (5th) |
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| - Average income | $56,763 (3rd) | ||||||||||
| Height above sea level | |||||||||||
| - Highest point | Hoye Crest[1] 3,360 ft (1,024 m) |
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| - Average | 344 ft (105 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean[1] 0 ft (0 m) |
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| Became part of the U.S. | April 28, 1788 (7th) | ||||||||||
| Governor | Martin O'Malley (D) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | Barbara Mikulski (D) Ben Cardin (D) |
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | MD US-MD | ||||||||||
| Web site | www.maryland.gov | ||||||||||
Maryland is a state in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America. It is on the south east of the East Coast. Its capital is Annapolis, and its biggest city is Baltimore.
Its Governor is Martin O'Malley. He was elected in the 2006 election. He used to be the mayor of Baltimore.
The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole, which is no longer found in Maryland. The state flower is the Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). The state reptile is the diamondback terrapin. The state crustacean is the blue crab. The state motto is Fatti maschii, parole femine, which is Italian for "Manly deeds, womanly words". Maryland is the only state with a motto in Italian.
Maryland has many places important to the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. One of these places is Fort McHenry, which defended against the British Empire during the War of 1812. Another place is the Antietam National Battlefield, where the Battle of Antietam took place during the American Civil War.
Bethesda, Greenbelt, Bowie, Salisbury, and College Park are major cities.
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elevations and Distances in the United States. U.S Geological Survey (29 April 2005). Retrieved on 6 November 2006.
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| National capital | District of Columbia |
| Island areas | American Samoa • Baker Island • Guam • Howland Island • Jarvis Island • Johnston Atoll • Kingman Reef • Midway Atoll • Navassa Island • Northern Mariana Islands • Palmyra Atoll • Puerto Rico • Virgin Islands • Wake Island |
| Hypothetical states | 51st state |
