Maryland Quick Facts
| Statehood: |
April 28, 1788 (7th) |
| State Capital: |
Annapolis |
| Land Area: |
9,775 sq. mi., 42nd largest |
| Nickname: |
Old Line State / Free State |
| Motto: |
Fatti Maschii Parole Femine
(Manly deeds, womanly words) |
| State Flower: |
Black-Eyed Susan |
| State Tree: |
White Oak |
| State Bird: |
Baltimore Oriole |
| State Song: |
Maryland, My Maryland |
| Largest Cities: |
Baltimore, Columbia, Silver Spring, Dundalk, Wheaton-Glenmont, Ellicott City |
| Border States: |
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia |
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