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The State Of Maryland
Capital - Annapolis
Largest city - Baltimore
Area - Ranked 42nd
- Total 12,417 sq mi
(32,160 km²)
- 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
Population - Ranked 19th
- Total (2000) 5,296,486
- Density 541.9/sq mi
209.2/km² (5th)
Elevation
- Highest point Backbone Mountain
3,360 ft (1,024 m)
- Mean 344 ft (105 m)
- Lowest point 0 ft (0 m)
Admission to Union - April 28, 1788 (7th)
Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R)
U.S. Senators Paul Sarbanes (D)
Barbara Mikulski (D)
Maryland Cities:
Annapolis – state capital, home of United States Naval Academy
Baltimore – largest city
Bethesda – Suburb of D.C; Home to National Institutes of Health (N.I.H.)
College Park – D.C. suburb, home to the University of Maryland, College Park and College Park Airport, the oldest continuously operated airport in the United States
Columbia – large unincorporated planned community managed by the Columbia Association
Cumberland – county seat of Allegany County
Ellicott City – county seat of Howard County
Frederick – western gateway to Appalachian Mountains, suburban center
Germantown – home to the Department of Energy; fastest growning community in Montgomery County
Gaithersburg – home to National Institute of Standards and Technology; 2nd most populous city.
Hagerstown – largest community in 3 county Western Maryland region
Laurel – home of Laurel Park horse racecourse
Ocean City – very popular beach resort on Atlantic coastline
Ridgely – important nation-wide fulfillment center hub for cereal box promotions and other contests
Rockville – county seat and business center of Montgomery County northwest of Washington; 3rd largest city
Salisbury – largest city and business center of Delmarva peninsula
Silver Spring – home to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the headquarters of the Discovery Channel
Towson – county seat of suburban Baltimore County
Waldorf – largest town in Southern Maryland
Westminster, MD - one of the fastest growing Baltimore suburbs, and county seat of Carroll County
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