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| Capital City: | Annapolis |
| Nickname: | Old Line State / Free State |
| Motto: | Fatti Maschii Parole Femine (Manly deeds, womanly words) |
| Statehood: | April 28, 1788 (7th) |
| Origin of State’s Name: | Named to honor Henrietta Maria, wife of England’s King Charles I. |
| Largest Cities: | Baltimore, Columbia, Silver Spring, Dundalk, Wheaton-Glenmont, Ellicott City |
| Border States: | Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Land Area: | 9,775 sq. mi., 42nd largest |
| State Bird: | Baltimore Oriole |
| State Flower: | Black-Eyed Susan (rudbeckia hirta) |
| State Tree: | White Oak |
| State Song: | Maryland, My Maryland |
| E-mail your Congressperson: | U.S. House: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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