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Maryland
state, United States
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Also known as: Old Line State
Seal of Maryland
The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland.
The black-eyed Susan is the state flower of Maryland.
- Capital:
- Annapolis
- Population:
- (2020) 6,177,224; (2022 est.) 6,164,660
- Governor:
- Larry Hogan (Republican)
- Date Of Admission:
- April 28, 17882
- U.S. Senators:
- Chris Van Hollen (Democrat) Benjamin L. Cardin (Democrat)
Recent News
Jun. 6, 2023, 6:05 AM ET (AP)
Virginia plane crash investigators ask when pilot became unresponsive and why aircraft flew its path
The pilot of the business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, the fighter jet pilots reported, according to three US officials briefed on the matter
Jun. 5, 2023, 12:22 PM ET (AP)
No survivors found after plane that flew over DC, led to fighter jets scramble crashes in Virginia
A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble fighter jets before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said
May 25, 2023, 6:49 PM ET (AP)
Adnan Syed's murder conviction on hold for now, as Maryland Supreme Court considers appeal
Maryland’s highest court has issued an order to prevent Adnan Syed's murder conviction from being reinstated by a lower court, as the court decides whether to hear his appeal of the lower court’s decision
May 9, 2023, 10:49 PM ET (AP)
Maryland Supreme Court reverses ruling on digital ad tax
Maryland’s highest court has reversed a ruling by a lower court that the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising was unconstitutional
Maryland, constituent state of the United States of America. One of the original 13 states, it lies at the centre of the Eastern Seaboard, amid the great commercial and population complex that stretches from Maine to Virginia. Its small size belies the great diversity of its landscapes and of the ways of life that they foster, from the low-lying and water-oriented Eastern Shore and Chesapeake Bay area, through the metropolitan hurly-burly of Baltimore, its largest city, to the forested Appalachian foothills and mountains of its western reaches. Maryland was named in honour of Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles ...(100 of 6235 words)