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State Capital: Annapolis
- Admission to Statehood:
April 28, 1788
- State Bird: Baltimore Oriole
- Climate: Maryland Climate
- Constitution: 7th State, State Legislature
- Education: Maryland Schools
- Economy-
- Agriculture: Seafood, poultry and eggs, dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans, corn.
- Industry: Electric equipment, food processing, chemical products, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery, primary metals, coal, tourism.
- State Flag: The Maryland flag contains the family crest of the Calvert and Crossland families. Maryland was founded as an English colony in 1634 by Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. The black and Gold designs belong to the Calvert family. The red and white design belongs to the Crossland family. Flag adopted 1904.
- State Flower: Black Eyed Susan - The Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) has been the official Maryland flower
since 1918 when it was designated the "Floral Emblem" of Maryland by the General Assembly.
- Highest Point: Backbone Mtn.; 3360 feet, 32nd
- Lowest Point: Bloody Point Hole, 3rd; 174 feet below sea level
- Motto: "Fatti maschii parole femine," loosely translated "manly deeds, womanly words," but more accurately translated as "strong deeds, gentle words."
- State Nickname: Old Line State
- Population: Roughly about 5,296,486
- State Song: Maryland, My Maryland
- State Tree: White Oak
- Zip Codes: Maryland Zip Codes
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