Outline of Maryland explained

See also: Index of Maryland-related articles. 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

Names
- Common name: Maryland
  - Pronunciation:
- 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
  - Cockade State
  - Crab State
  - Free State^[2]
  - Monumental State
  - Old Line State
  - Oyster State^[3]
  - Queen State^[3]
  - Terrapin State^[4]
Adjectival: Maryland
Demonym: Marylander

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

Environment of Maryland

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

Islands of Maryland
Lakes of Maryland
Mountains of Maryland
Rivers of Maryland

Regions of Maryland

Administrative divisions of Maryland

The 23 counties of the state of Maryland
- Municipalities in Maryland
  - Cities in Maryland
    - State capital of Maryland: Annapolis
    - City nicknames in Maryland
    - Sister cities in Maryland
  - Towns in Maryland
  - Unincorporated communities in Maryland
- Census-designated places in Maryland

Demography of Maryland

Demographics of Maryland

Government and politics of Maryland

Politics of Maryland

Form of government: U.S. state government
United States congressional delegations from Maryland
Maryland State Capitol
Elections in Maryland
- Electoral reform in Maryland
Political party strength in Maryland

Branches of the government of Maryland

Government of Maryland

Executive branch of the government of Maryland

Military in Maryland

History of Maryland

History of Maryland, by period

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

by city
- History of Baltimore
- History of Cumberland, Maryland
- History of Frederick, Maryland
by county
- History of Garrett County, Maryland

History of Maryland, by subject

Culture of Maryland

Museums in Maryland
Religion in Maryland
- Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Scouting in Maryland
State symbols of Maryland

The Arts in Maryland

Sports in Maryland

Professional sports teams in Maryland

Economy and infrastructure of Maryland

Economy of Maryland

Business in Maryland
Communications in Maryland
Health care in Maryland
- Hospitals in Maryland
Transportation in Maryland
- Airports in Maryland
- Roads in Maryland
  - U.S. Highways in Maryland
  - Interstate Highways in Maryland
  - State highways in Maryland

Education in Maryland

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

External links

Notes and References

Judy Colbert, Off the Beaten Path: Maryland and Delaware, 8th ed., 2007, .
News: Nicknames: America's 50 States (Third of Four Parts) . 2008-01-19 . VOA Special English program . Voice of America . 2009-01-04 .
Web site: The State of Maryland . 2024-02-24.
http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/oldline.html Archives of Maryland Online
Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Maryland. 2011-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207070852/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24000.html. 2015-02-07. dead.