MARYLAND (MD)
Old Line State, Free State

Population (2003): 5,508,909 (19th)
Area: 12,407 sq. mi. (42nd) (32,134 sq. km.)
Flower: Black-eyed susan
Bird: Baltimore oriole
Tree: White oak
Song: "Maryland, My Maryland"
Entered Union: April 28, 1788 (7th)
Capital: Annapolis (population, 35,838)
Largest Cities (with pop.): Baltimore, 638,614; Gaithersburg, 56,300; Frederick,56,063 ; Rockville, 52,573; Bowie, 52,123

Important Products: printing and publishing, food products, transportation equipment, electronic equipment, chickens, soybeans, corn, stone

Places to Visit: Antietam National Battlefield; Fort McHenry National Monument, in Baltimore Harbor; U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis