Maryland
state of the United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maryland is a state in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America. Its capital is Annapolis, and its most populous city is Baltimore.
Maryland | |
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| State of Maryland | |
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| Anthem: None. Formerly: "Maryland, My Maryland" by James Ryder Randall (1861), (adopted 1939, repealed 2021) | |
.svg) Map of the United States with Maryland highlighted | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Province of Maryland |
| Admitted to the Union | April 28, 1788[5] (7th[5]) |
| Capital | Annapolis |
| Largest city | Baltimore |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Baltimore-Washington Metro Area |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Wes Moore (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller (D) |
| Legislature | General Assembly of Maryland |
| • Upper house | Senate of Maryland |
| • Lower house | House of Delegates of Maryland |
| U.S. senators | Ben Cardin (D) Chris Van Hollen (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | 7 Democrats 1 Republican (list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km2) |
| • Land | 9,776 sq mi (25,314 km2) |
| • Water | 2,633 sq mi (6,819 km2) 21% |
| • Rank | 42nd |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 119 mi (192 km) |
| • Width | 196 mi (315 km) |
| Elevation | 350 ft (110 m) |
| Highest elevation | 3,360 ft (1,024 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 6,045,680 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 619/sq mi (238/km2) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Median household income | $80,776 (2,017)[8] |
| • Income rank | 2nd |
| Demonym | Marylander |
| Language | |
| • Official language | None (English, de facto) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | MD |
| ISO 3166 code | US-MD |
| Traditional abbreviation | Md. |
| Latitude | 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N |
| Longitude | 75° 03′ W to 79° 29′ W |
| Website | www |
| Maryland state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Baltimore oriole |
| Butterfly | Baltimore checkerspot butterfly |
| Crustacean | Blue crab |
| Fish | Rock fish |
| Flower | Black-eyed Susan |
| Insect | Baltimore checkerspot |
| Mammal | Calico cat Chesapeake Bay Retriever Thoroughbred horse |
| Reptile | Diamondback terrapin |
| Tree | White oak |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Beverage | Milk |
| Dance | Square dance |
| Dinosaur | Astrodon johnstoni |
| Food | Blue crab Smith Island Cake |
| Fossil | Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae |
| Gemstone | Patuxent River stone |
| Mineral | Agate |
| Poem | "Maryland, My Maryland" by James Ryder Randall (1861, adopted 1939) |
| Slogan | Maryland of Opportunity |
| Sport | Jousting Lacrosse |
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 Released in 2000 | |
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The governor of Maryland is Wes Moore. He was elected in the 2022 election. Moore is the first Black governor of Maryland and the third Black governor in United States history.
The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole. 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 in 1862 during the American Civil War.
Silver Spring, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Frederick, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Salisbury, Greenbelt are other cities.
Maryland was founded by English Catholic settlers who wanted a place where they could freely practice Catholicism. It was the seventh state to join the US. Maryland is known as the "Old Line State," named after the Maryland Line, a regiment that fought in the American Revolution. Maryland surrounds most of the Chesapeake Bay, and the state is known for its Crabs and Crab Cakes.
Baltimore, the largest city in Maryland, is a major city that is home to the National Aquarium, Fort McHenry, and the Camden Yards baseball park. Annapolis is very famous for being the home of the United States Naval Academy, one of the flagship service academies in the United States.
Maryland was home to several different Indian tribes when English settlers arrived in the seventeenth century. The Algonquian-speaking Indians of the Chesapeake Bay and coastal areas included the Nanticoke, Piscataway, Assateagues and Pocomoke Indians. Iroquois-speaking groups such as the Susquehannocks lived in the Piedmont and mountains.