Presentatsioon Marylandist
GENERAL FACTS
Total area 32,133 km2
Population 5,884,563
Capital Annapolis
Largest city Baltimore
Origin of name: in honor of Henrietta Maria
Nicknames:Old Line State, Free State, Little America,
America in Miniature
SYMBOLS
Bird- Baltimore oriole
Boat-skipjack
Dog-Chesapeake Bay retriever
Beverage - Milk
Fower - Black-Eyed susan
Fish-Rockfish
Folk dance-Square dance
Insect-Baltimore checkerspot butterfly
Reptile-Diamondback terrapin
SYMBOLS
Song-"Maryland! My Maryland!"
Sport-Jousting
Team sport-Lacrosse
Tree- White oak
Cat- Calico
Crustacean- Maryland blue crab
Motto- Fatti maschil, Parole femine (loosely translated as
"Manly deeds, Womanly words"
GEOGRAPHY
250 miles long
90 miles wide
Border States: Regional List, Delaware,Pennsylvania
Virginia ,West Virginia