Vilken delstat ligger Baltimore i?

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1. Vilken delstat ligger Baltimore i?
2. I vilken stat ligger Washington?
3. What are the key facts of Maryland?
4. Is Maryland a green state?
5. What is the state insect of Maryland?
6. How did the land of Maryland get its name?

Vilken delstat ligger Baltimore i?

MarylandBaltimore / Delstat Baltimore är den största staden i delstaten Maryland i USA. Den upptar en yta av 238,5 km² och har 620 961 invånare (2010). Baltimore är fristående från countyt Baltimore County som helt omger staden. För att skilja staden Baltimore från countyt kallas den ibland Baltimore City.

I vilken stat ligger Washington?

Washington DC är ingen delstat. District of Columbia är avsatt till huvudstad och det dröjde faktiskt till 1961 innan invånarna fick rösträtt till presidentvalet. I själva District of Columbia finns flera stadsdelar och efter själva downtown brukar Georgetown vara den mest populära.

What are the key facts of Maryland?

Maryland has an area of 12,406.68 square miles (32,133.2 km 2) and is comparable in overall area with Belgium [11,787 square miles (30,530 km 2 )]. It is the 42nd largest and 9th smallest state and is closest in size to the state of Hawaii [10,930.98 square miles (28,311.1 km 2 )], the next smaller state.

Is Maryland a green state?

In 2007, Forbes. com rated Maryland as the fifth "Greenest" state in the country, behind three of the Pacific States and Vermont. Maryland ranks 40th in total energy consumption nationwide, and it managed less toxic waste per capita than all but six states in 2005.

What is the state insect of Maryland?

The state insect is the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, although it is not as common in Maryland as it is in the southern edge of its range. Maryland joined with neighboring states during the end of the 20th century to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

How did the land of Maryland get its name?

The 1st Baron Baltimore initially proposed the name "Crescentia", the land of growth or increase, but "the King proposed Terra Mariae [Mary Land], which was concluded on and Inserted in the bill."