| Date Admitted: | 1788 |
| State Capital: | Annapolis |
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| Admission to U.S.: | Seventh State |
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| State Motto: | "Manly Deeds, Womanly Words" |
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| Flag Adopted: | 1904 |
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| Area: | 12,407 square miles |
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| Highest Point: | Backbone Mountain - 3,360 feet (1,024 m) above sea level |
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| Nickname: | The Free State |
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| State Song: | "Maryland! My Maryland!" |
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| State Flower: | Black-eyed Susan |
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| State Tree: | White Oak |
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| State Bird: | Baltimore Oriole |
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| State Reptile: | Diamondback Terrapin |
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| State Fish: | Rockfish (Striped Bass) |
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| State Insect: | Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly |
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| State Folk Dance: | Square dance |
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