| Population (1994): 5,006,000
(18th in size)
State size: 10,460 square miles (42nd in
size)
State Capital: Annapolis (named after Queen Anne of
England)
Major cities: Annapolis, Baltimore, Dundalk, Silver
Spring, Towson and Wheaton
Admission to union: The 7th State
Date entered the union: April 28, 1788
Origin of state name: Named after Queen Henrietta
Maria, the wife of King Charles I of England.
Nicknames: The Old Line State
Bordering states: Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia
and Pennsylvania, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
State bird: Baltimore Oriole
State flower: Black-eyed Susan
State tree: White Oak
Motto: Manly Deeds, Womanly Words |
