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The South > Maryland > Geography

MARYLANDER GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 27,002 [42nd of 55]
Area > Percentage water 21.22 [7th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 32,133 [42nd of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 12,407 [42nd of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 6,819 [18th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,694
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,788
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 36,217 [43rd of 50]
Capitals > Notes on current capital
Annapolis is the third longest serving capital in the United States after Santa Fe and Boston. Its capitol building is the oldest still in use.
Geographic centers > Location
4.5 miles northwest of Davidsonville
Geographic regions
The South
Land Acreage > Total 6.282 million acres [37th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 1.575 million acres [33rd of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 2.566 million acres [36th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 0.266 million acres [36th of 43]
Land area 9,774 sq mi [42nd of 56]
Land borders
West Virgina, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia
Largest cities (with populations) Baltimore - 636,251
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 2 [20th of 26]
Mean County Area 1,338.92 sq.km. [40th of 49]
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals MD
Percentage of area water 21.22% [6th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Annapolis - 36,217
Tornadoes > Fatalities 2 [34th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 0.357 per 1 million people [39th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 117 [33rd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 20.891 per 1 million people [38th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $38,737,744.00 [35th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $1,710.18 per $10 million of GDP [38th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $691.70 per 100 people [38th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 145 [34th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 2.589 per 100,000 people [39th of 55]
Total area 12,407 sq mi [42nd of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 71 [9th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 70 [9th of 51]
Water area 2,633 sq mi [18th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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