Maryland, also called Marilândia in Portuguese,[6][3][7][8] is one of the 50 states of the United States, located in the northeast region of the country. Maryland was named in honor of Queen Henrietta Maria, French, wife of King Charles I of England.
Maryland was one of thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule in the region. The state’s nickname is Old Line State, in honor of its “troops of the line”, which were several times praised by George Washington for their excellent performance in the American War of Independence.
The current US anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, was written by Francis Scott Key, an amateur poet who was inspired by watching US troops successfully fend off an attack by British naval troops (at the time, the greatest military power in the world) against Baltimore in the War of 1812.
Country United States
Before statehood Province of Maryland
Admitted to the Union April 28, 1788 (7th)
Capital Annapolis
Largest city Baltimore
Largest metro and urban areas
Washington–Baltimore (combined)
Baltimore (metro and urban)
Government
• Governor Larry Hogan (R)
• Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford (R)
Legislature General Assembly
• Upper house Senate
• Lower house House of Delegates
Judiciary Maryland Court of Appeals
U.S. senators
Ben Cardin (D)
Chris Van Hollen (D)
U.S. House delegation
7 Democrats
1 Republican
(list)
Area
• Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km2)
• Land 9,776 sq mi (25,314 km2)
• Water 2,633 sq mi (6,819 km2) 21%
• Rank 42nd
Dimensions
• Length 250 mi (400 km)
• Width 100 mi (200 km)
Elevation 350 ft (110 m)
Highest elevation (Hoye-Crest[5][6]) 3,360 ft (1,024 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[5]) 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2020[7])
• Total 6,177,224
• Rank 18th
• Density 632/sq mi (244/km2)
• Rank 4th
• Median household income $87,063
• Income rank 1st
Demonym Marylander
Language
• Official language None (English, de facto)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation
MD
ISO 3166 code US-MD
Traditional abbreviation Md.
Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N
Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29′ W
Website www.maryland.gov
Real Estate United States, Maryland
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Marylando cities list
- Aberdeen Accident Annapolis
- Baltimore Barclay Barnesville Barton Bel Air Berlin Berwyn Heights Betterton Bladensburg Boonsboro Bowie Brentwood Brookeville Brookview Brunswick Burkittsville
- Cambridge Capitol Heights Cecilton Centreville Charlestown Chesapeake Beach Chesapeake City Chestertown Cheverly Chevy Chase Chevy Chase Section Five Chevy Chase Section Three Chevy Chase View Chevy Chase Village Church Creek Church Hill Clear Spring College Park Colmar Manor Cottage City Crisfield Cumberland
- Deer Park Delmar Denton District Heights
- Eagle Harbor East New Market Easton Edmonston Eldorado Elkton Emmitsburg
- Fairmount Heights Federalsburg Forest Heights Frederick Friendsville Frostburg Fruitland Funkstown
- Gaithersburg Galena Galestown Garrett Park Glenarden Glen Echo Goldsboro Grantsville Greenbelt Greensboro
- Hagerstown Hampstead Hancock Havre de Grace Hebron Henderson Highland Beach Hillsboro Hurlock Hyattsville Indian Head
- Keedysville Kensington Kitzmiller
- Landover Hills La Plata Laurel Laytonsville Leonardtown Loch Lynn Heights Lonaconing Luke
- Manchester Mardela Springs Martin’s Additions Marydel Middletown Midland Millington Morningside Mountain Lake Park Mount Airy Mount Rainier Myersville
- New Carrollton New Market New Windsor North Beach North Brentwood North Chevy Chase North East
- Oakland Ocean City Oxford
- Perryville Pittsville Pocomoke City Poolesville Port Deposit Port Tobacco Village Preston Princess Anne Queen Anne Queenstown
- Ridgely Rising Sun Riverdale Park Rock Hall Rockville Rosemont
- St. Michaels Salisbury Seat Pleasant Secretary Sharpsburg Sharptown Smithsburg Snow Hill Somerset Sudlersville Sykesville
- Takoma Park Taneytown Templeville Thurmont Trappe
- Union Bridge University Park Upper Marlboro
- Vienna
- Walkersville Washington Grove Westernport Westminster Willards Williamsport Woodsboro