The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Maryland:
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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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
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
See also edit
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.
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