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Maryland Fun Facts
Capital: Annapolis
State abbreviation/Postal code: Md./MD
Governor: Martin O'Malley, D (to Jan. 2015)Lieut. Gov.: Anthony Brown (to Jan. 2015)
Senators: Barbara A. Mikulski, D (to Jan. 2017); Ben Cardin, D (to Jan. 2013)
U.S. Representatives: 8
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Treasurer: Nancy K. Kopp, D (elected by state legislature)
Atty. General: Douglas Ganser, D (to Jan. 2015)
Entered Union (rank): April 28, 1788 (7)
Present constitution adopted: 1867
Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
State symbols:
| bird | Baltimore oriole (1947) |
| boat | skipjack (1985) |
| crustacean | Maryland blue crab (1989) |
| dinosaur | Astrodon johnstoni (1998) |
| dog | Chesapeake Bay retriever (1964) |
| beverage | milk (1998) |
| flower | black-eyed susan (1918) |
| fish | rockfish (1965) |
| folk dance | square dance (1994) |
| fossil shell | ecphora gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson) (1994) |
| insect | Baltimore checkerspot butterfly (1973) |
| reptile | Diamondback terrapin (1994) |
| song | “Maryland! My Maryland!” (1939) |
| sport | jousting (1962) |
| team sport | lacrosse (2004) |
| tree | white oak (1941) |
Nicknames: Free State; Old Line State
Origin of name: In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England)
10 largest cities (2005 est.): Baltimore, 635,815; Frederick, 57,907; Gaithersburg, 57,698; Rockville, 57,402; Bowie, 53,878; Hagerstown, 38,326; Annapolis, 36,300; Salisbury, 26,295; College Park, 25,171; Greenbelt, 22,242
Land area: 9,774 sq mi. (25,315 sq km)
Geographic center: In Prince Georges Co., 41/2 mi. NW of Davidsonville
Number of counties: 23, and 1 independent city
Largest county by population and area: Montgomery, 927,583 (2005); Frederick, 663 sq mi.
State forests: 7 (136,907 ac.)
State parks: 40 (90,239 ac.)
Residents: Marylander
2005 resident population est.: 5,600,388
2000 resident census population (rank): 5,296,486 (19). Male: 2,557,794 (48.3%); Female: 2,738,692 (51.7%). White: 3,391,308 (64.0%); Black: 1,477,411 (27.9%); American Indian: 15,423 (0.3%); Asian: 210,929 (4.0%); Other race: 95,525 (1.8%); Two or more races: 103,587 (2.0%); Hispanic/Latino: 227,916 (4.3%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 74.4; 65 and over: 11.3; median age: 36.0.
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