Origin of State Name : Named for Henrietta Maria, queen consort of King Charles I of England.

Nickname : The Old Line State and the Free State.

Capital : Annapolis.

Country : 23 counties

Population : 5,558,058 as on 2004

Entered Union : 28 April 1788 (7th).

Song : "Maryland, My Maryland."

Motto : Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words).

Flag : Bears the quartered arms of the Calvert and Crossland families (the paternal and maternal families of the founders of Maryland).

Bird : Baltimore oriole.

Fish : Rockfish.

Reptile : Diamondback terrapin.

Crustacean : Blue crab.

Dog : Chesapeake Bay retriever.

Insect : Baltimore checkerspot butterfly.

Flower : Black-eyed Susan.

Tree : White oak.

Agriculture : Seafood, poultry and eggs, dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans, corn.

Industry : Electric equipment, food processing, chemical products, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery, primary metals, coal, tourism.