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State:	Maryland
Abbreviation:	MD
Capital:	Annapolis
Largest City:	Baltimore
Population:	5296486
Land-Square Miles:	9,775
Land-Square Miles Rank:	42
Highest Point:	Backbone Mountain, 3,360 ft.
Governor of Maryland:	Martin O'Malley
Political Party:	Democrate
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	April 28, 1788
State Number:	7th`
State Motto:	Manly Deeds and With Favor Wilt Thou Compass Us As With a Shield (Fatti maschii, parole femine & Scuto Bonae Voluntatis Tuae Coronasti Nos)
State Nickname:	Old Line State, Free State
State Flower:	Black-eyed Susan
StateFlower2:	Rudbeckia hirta
State Bird:	Baltimore Oriole
State Song:	Maryland, My Maryland
Sports Team:	Baltimore Ravens(Football), Baltimore Orioles(Baseball)
Origin Of The State Name:	In honor of Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I of England)
Major Industries:	Water Borne Freight, Seafood and Johns Hopkins Hospital
Historical Sites:	Fort McHenry National Monument, Harpers Ferry and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Parks, Antietam National Battlefield
Points Of Interest:	National Aquarium, U.S. Naval Academy; Goddard Space Flight Center
Bordering States:	Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia