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State:	Maine
Abbreviation:	ME
Capital:	Augusta
Largest City:	Portland
Population:	1274923
Land-Square Miles:	30,865
Land-Square Miles Rank:	39
Highest Point:	Mount Katahdin, 5,268 ft.
Governor of Maine:	John Elias Baldacci
Political Party:	Democrat
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	March 15, 1820
State Number:	23rd
State Motto:	I direct (Dirigo)
State Nickname:	Pine Tree State
State Flower:	White Pine Cone and Tassel
StateFlower2:	Pinus strobus, linnaeus
State Bird:	Chickadee
State Song:	Song of Maine
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	Originally used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. Considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France
Major Industries:	Banking, Insurance, Tourism, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Ocean Products, Wood Pulp and Paper Products
Historical Sites:	Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Fort Edgecomb, Fort Halifax, Fort Kent, Fort Knox, Fort McClary, Fort O'Brien, Fort Point, Fort Popham, Eagle Island, Arnald Trail
Points Of Interest:	Bar Harbor, Allagash National Wilderness Waterway, Roosevelt Campobello International Park, and the St. Croix Island National Monument
Bordering States:	New Hampshire, Canada and the Atlantic Ocean