• Maryland

State Facts

Full Name

State of Maryland

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

April 28, 1788 (7th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

5,296,486 (19th)

Land Area (Rank)

9,774 square miles; 25,314 square kilometers (42nd)

Capital

Annapolis

Postal Abbreviation

MD

State Nicknames

• Free State,
• Old Line State

Motto

Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)

Song

“Maryland, My Maryland” (music from an old German carol, words by Finley Johnson)

State Symbols

• Flower: Black-eyed susan
• Tree: White oak
• Bird: Baltimore oriole
• Gem: Tourmaline
• Crustacean: Maryland blue crab
• Sport: Jousting
• Boat: Skipjack

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