Outline of Maryland
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Maryland:
Maryland – U.S. state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution, and three nicknames for it (the Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State) are occasionally used. The state's most populated city is Baltimore. Its capital is Annapolis.
General reference
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- Names
- Common name: Maryland
- Pronunciation: /ˈmɛrələnd/
- Official name: State of Maryland
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Common name: Maryland
- Adjectival: Maryland
- Demonym: Marylander
Geography of Maryland
[edit]- Maryland is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Maryland: 5,773,552 (2010 U.S. Census[5])
- Area of Maryland:
- Atlas of Maryland
Places in Maryland
[edit]- Historic places in Maryland
- National Natural Landmarks in Maryland
- National parks in Maryland
- State parks in Maryland
Environment of Maryland
[edit]- Climate of Maryland
- Geology of Maryland
- Protected areas of Maryland
- Superfund sites in Maryland
- Wildlife of Maryland
- Flora of Maryland
- Fauna of Maryland
- Maryland BayStat
Natural geographic features of Maryland
[edit]Regions of Maryland
[edit]Administrative divisions of Maryland
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- The 23 counties of the state of Maryland
- Municipalities in Maryland
- Census-designated places in Maryland
Demography of Maryland
[edit]Government and politics of Maryland
[edit]- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Maryland
- Maryland State Capitol
- Elections in Maryland
- Political party strength in Maryland
Branches of the government of Maryland
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Maryland
[edit]- Governor of Maryland
- State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Maryland
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Maryland
[edit]Law and order in Maryland
[edit]- Cannabis in Maryland
- Capital punishment in Maryland
- Constitution of Maryland
- Crime in Maryland
- Gun laws in Maryland
- Law enforcement in Maryland
- Same-sex marriage in Maryland
Military in Maryland
[edit]History of Maryland
[edit]History of Maryland, by period
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- Prehistory of Maryland
- English Colony of Maryland, 1632–1694
- English Province of Maryland, 1694–1707
- British Province of Maryland, 1707–1776
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- British Indian Reserve (in present Garrett County), 1763–1783
- Mason–Dixon line, 1763–1767
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- State of Maryland since 1776
- Thirteenth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed March 1, 1781
- Seventh State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on April 26, 1788
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- Battle of Bladensburg, 1814
- Battle of Baltimore, 1814
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Baltimore Plot, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- Maryland in the American Civil War
- Border state, 1861–1865
- Maryland Campaign, September 4–20, 1862
- Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862
- Gettysburg Campaign, June 9 – July 14, 1863
- Maryland in the American Civil War
History of Maryland, by region
[edit]- by city
- by county
History of Maryland, by subject
[edit]Culture of Maryland
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The Arts in Maryland
[edit]Sports in Maryland
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Maryland
[edit]- Business in Maryland
- Communications in Maryland
- Health care in Maryland
- Transportation in Maryland
Education in Maryland
[edit]- Schools in Maryland
See also
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- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Maryland
- All pages with titles containing Maryland
References
[edit]- ^ Judy Colbert, Off the Beaten Path: Maryland and Delaware, 8th ed., 2007, ISBN 978-0-7627-4418-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "The State of Maryland". Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Third of Four Parts)". Voice of America. VOA Special English program. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ Archives of Maryland Online Archived 2010-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Maryland". Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
External links
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