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General Information Nickname: Old Line State or Free State State bird: Baltimore Oriole State flower: Black-eyed Susan Capital: Annapolis Date of admission to the Union: 28th Apr 1788 (original 13 States; date of ratification of the Constitution) Population: 5,296,486 (2000) Population density: 164.8/sq km 2000 total overseas arrivals/US ranking: 312,000/22 Time: Eastern (GMT - 5). Daylight Saving Time is observed. The State: Maryland, one of the original 13 States of the USA, was founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634. Its Atlantic Plain, divided by Chesapeake Bay, rises through the rolling hills and scenic farmland of the State’s heartland to the Allegheny Mountains of the northwest. Its tourist destinations range from the 16km (10 miles) of white, sandy beaches at Ocean City to Baltimore’s bustling Inner Harbor. Chesapeake Bay’s 6400km (4000 miles) of shoreline, including its tributaries, separate the Eastern Shore area of Maryland from the rest of the State. The twin-spanned Chesapeake Bay Bridge is the major link between the two sections. The distance between Baltimore and Washington DC is only about 60km (40 miles). From www.columbusguides.com, Copyright © 2004 Highbury Columbus Travel Publishing Terms and Conditions apply.