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Outline of Maryland

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The Great Seal of the State of Maryland

The location of the state of Maryland in the United States of America

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[edit]

An enlargeable map of the state of Maryland

Names
- Common name: Maryland
  - Pronunciation: /ˈmɛrələnd/ ^ⓘ
- Official name: State of Maryland
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: MD
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-MD
  - Internet second-level domain: .md.us
- Nicknames
  - America in Miniature^[1]
  - Chesapeake State^[2]
  - Cockade State^[2]
  - Crab State^{[citation needed]}
  - Free State^[3]
  - Monumental State^[2]
  - Old Line State^[2]
  - Oyster State^[2]
  - Queen State^[2]
  - Terrapin State^[4]
Adjectival: Maryland
Demonym: Marylander

Geography of Maryland[edit]

Geography of Maryland

Maryland is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Eastern United States
        East Coast of the United States
        
        Mid-Atlantic states
        
        South Atlantic States
        
        Southern United States
        South Atlantic States
Population of Maryland: 5,773,552 (2010 U.S. Census^[5])
Area of Maryland:
Atlas of Maryland

Places in Maryland[edit]

Environment of Maryland[edit]

Climate of Maryland
Geology of Maryland
Protected areas of Maryland
- State forests of Maryland
Superfund sites in Maryland
Wildlife of Maryland
- Flora of Maryland
- Fauna of Maryland
  - Birds of Maryland
Maryland BayStat

Natural geographic features of Maryland[edit]

Regions of Maryland[edit]

Administrative divisions of Maryland[edit]

An enlargeable map of the 23 counties and 1 independent city of the state of Maryland

The 23 counties of the state of Maryland
- Municipalities in Maryland
- Census-designated places in Maryland

Demography of Maryland[edit]

Demographics of Maryland

Government and politics of Maryland[edit]

Politics of Maryland

Branches of the government of Maryland[edit]

Government of Maryland

Executive branch of the government of Maryland[edit]

Legislative branch of the government of Maryland[edit]

Maryland General Assembly (bicameral)
- Upper house: Maryland Senate
- Lower house: Maryland House of Delegates

Judicial branch of the government of Maryland[edit]

Courts of Maryland

Supreme Court of Maryland

Law and order in Maryland[edit]

Law of Maryland

Cannabis in Maryland
Capital punishment in Maryland
- Individuals executed in Maryland
Constitution of Maryland
Crime in Maryland
Gun laws in Maryland
Law enforcement in Maryland
- Law enforcement agencies in Maryland
  - Maryland State Police
- Prisons in Maryland
Same-sex marriage in Maryland

Military in Maryland[edit]

History of Maryland[edit]

History of Maryland

History of Maryland, by period[edit]

History of Maryland
By year Pre-statehood American Revolution U.S. Civil War Post-Civil War Topics: Maritime history
Maryland portal
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Location of the state of Maryland in the United States of America

An enlargeable map of the 23 counties and 1 independent city of the state of Maryland

Prehistory of Maryland
- Indigenous peoples
English Colony of Maryland, 1632–1694
- History of slavery in Maryland
- Maryland Toleration Act, 1649
English Province of Maryland, 1694–1707
British Province of Maryland, 1707–1776
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
  - Treaty of Paris of 1763
- British Indian Reserve (in present Garrett County), 1763–1783
  - Royal Proclamation of 1763
- 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

History of Maryland, by region[edit]

by city
by county
- History of Garrett County, Maryland

History of Maryland, by subject[edit]

Culture of Maryland[edit]

Culture of Maryland

The Arts in Maryland[edit]

Sports in Maryland[edit]

Sports in Maryland

Professional sports teams in Maryland

Economy and infrastructure of Maryland[edit]

Economy of Maryland

Education in Maryland[edit]

Education in Maryland

Schools in Maryland
- School districts in Maryland
  - High schools in Maryland
- Colleges and universities in Maryland
  - University of Maryland, College Park

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.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Maryland

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