Maryland
Capital: Annapolis · Northeast · Old Line State
State Statistics
| Population | 6.18M |
| GDP | $433.0B |
| Area | 32,131 km² |
| Capital | Annapolis |
| Largest City | Baltimore |
| Political Lean | Unknown |
About Maryland
Maryland is the geographic heart of the original United States — sharing the Chesapeake Bay watershed with Virginia, defined by the bay's ecology and economy, home to Fort McHenry where the Star-Spangled Banner was written, and serving as a buffer zone between North and South in the Civil War. Today it is one of the wealthiest states per capita, driven by federal government employment, the NSA and intelligence community in the DC suburbs, and Johns Hopkins — one of the world's preeminent research universities. The Chesapeake Bay and its watermen represent Maryland's soul even as the suburbs of DC and Baltimore dominate its economy.
Major Cities
Baltimore
Maryland's largest city and historic port, Baltimore anchors the Chesapeake Bay with its celebrated Inner Harbor, vibrant neighborhoods like Fells Point and Federal Hill, and world-class institutio...
Columbia
Conceived in the 1960s by visionary developer James Rouse as a racially and economically integrated planned community, Columbia has largely fulfilled that ambitious vision — today it is one of the ...
Germantown
One of Montgomery County's largest communities and among the most ethnically diverse suburban places in the entire country, Germantown has evolved from a modest agricultural crossroads into a dense...
Notable Universities
| University | City | Type | Founded | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | Private Research | 1876 | 24K |
| University of Maryland | College Park | Public Flagship | 1856 | 40K |
| UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) | Catonsville | Public Research | 1966 | 14K |
| Towson University | Towson | Public | 1866 | 19K |