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Facts About Maryland
Facts About MarylandCounties of Maryland: 23
* Washington DC city * Allegany * Anne Arundel * Baltimore * Calvert * Caroline * Carroll * Cecil * Charles * Dorchester * Frederick * Garrett * Harford * Howard * Kent * Montgomery * Prince Georges * Queen Annes * St. Marys * Somerset * Talbot * Washington * Wicomico * Worcester * Baltimore city *
State Flag:
State Motto: "Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine" Manly Deeds, Womanly Words
State Capital: Annapolis
State Abbreviation: MD
State Name of Residents: Marylanders
Date State Entered the Union: April 28,1788; became the 7th state of the United States
State Size: 12,407 square miles; the 42nd biggest state
State Colors: Red, White, Black, and Gold
State Song: Maryland, My Maryland
State Nick Name: Old Line State
State Folk Dance: Square dance
State Tree Species: White oak (Quercus alba)
State Flower: Black-eyed susan
State Dog: Chesapeake Bay retriever
State Bird: Baltimore oriole
State Insect: Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton)
State Fish: Rockfish (Striped Bass) (Morone saxatilis)
State Crustacean: Maryland Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
State Reptile: Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
State Dinosaur: Astrodon johnstoni
State Fossil Shell: Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae
State Soil: Maryland Sassafras; unofficial
State Boat: Skipjack
State Sport: Jousting
State Beverage: Milk
State Major Rivers: Potomac River, Patapsco River, Patuxent River, Susquehanna River
State Major Lakes: Lake Oakland, Deep Creek Lake, Prettyboy Reservoir, Loch Raven Reservoir
State Highest Point: Backbone Mountain - 3,360 feet (1,024 m) above sea level
Bordering States: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, District of Columbia
State Bordering Country: None
State Bordering Body of Water: Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean
State Name Origin: Maryland was named to honor the Queen consort Henrietta Maria
State Largest City: Baltimore
State Other Largest Cities:
* Columbia * Silver Spring * Ellicott City * Germantown * Dundalk * Rockville * Gaithersburg * Frederick * Towson *Map of Maryland:
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