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Facts 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.