MDMaryland
Old Line State · Capital: Annapolis · Northeast (Mid Atlantic)
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Capital
Annapolis
Largest city
Baltimore
Population
5–10 million
Area rank
#42 of 50
Admitted
1788
Time zone
Eastern Time
Region
Northeast
Letters
8
Bordering states: Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware.
4 fun facts about Maryland
- The US Naval Academy is in Annapolis — every Navy officer trains there.
- Maryland's state sport is jousting (since 1962, predating any other state's official sport).
- The Chesapeake Bay produces more blue crab than any other US body of water.
- The Star-Spangled Banner was written during the British attack on Fort McHenry in Baltimore, 1814.
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