Outline of Maryland

General reference

• Names
  • Common name: Maryland
    • Pronunciation: /ˈmɛrələnd/ ^ⓘ
  • State of Maryland
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol
      : MD
    • US-MD
    • .md.us
  • Nicknames
    • America in Miniature^[1]
    • Chesapeake State^[2]
    • Cockade State^[2]
    • Crab State^{[citation needed]}
    • Free State^[3]
    • Monumental State^[2]
    • Old Line State^[2]
    • Oyster State^[2]
    • Queen State^[2]
    • Terrapin State^[4]
• Adjectival: Maryland
• Marylander

Geography of Maryland

• Maryland is: a U.S. state, a
  federal state
  of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Eastern United States
                • East Coast of the United States
                • Mid-Atlantic states
                • South Atlantic States
              • Southern United States
                • South Atlantic States
• Population of Maryland: 5,773,552 (2010 U.S. Census^[5])
• Area of Maryland:
• Atlas of Maryland

Places in Maryland

• Historic places in Maryland
  • Ghost towns in Maryland
  • National Historic Landmarks in Maryland
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Maryland
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
• National Natural Landmarks in Maryland
• National parks in Maryland
• State parks in Maryland

Environment of Maryland

• Climate of Maryland
• Geology of Maryland
• Protected areas of Maryland
  • State forests of Maryland
• Superfund sites in Maryland
• Wildlife of Maryland
  • Flora of Maryland
  • Fauna of Maryland
    • Birds of Maryland
• Maryland BayStat

Natural geographic features of Maryland

• Islands of Maryland
• Lakes of Maryland
• Mountains of Maryland
• Rivers of Maryland

Regions of Maryland

• Central Maryland
• Eastern Maryland
• Southern Maryland
• Western Maryland

Administrative divisions of Maryland

• The 23 counties of the state of Maryland
  • Municipalities in Maryland
    • Cities in Maryland
      • State capital of Maryland: Annapolis
      • City nicknames in Maryland
      • Sister cities in Maryland
    • Towns in Maryland
    • Unincorporated communities in Maryland
  • Census-designated places in Maryland

Demography of Maryland

Government and politics of Maryland

• Form of government: U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from Maryland
• Maryland State Capitol
• Elections in Maryland
  • Electoral reform in Maryland
• Political party strength in Maryland

Branches of the government of Maryland

Government of Maryland

Executive branch of the government of Maryland

• Governor of Maryland
  • Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
  • Secretary of State of Maryland
  • State Treasurer of Maryland
• State departments
  • Maryland Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Maryland

• bicameral
  )
  • Upper house: Maryland Senate
  • Lower house: Maryland House of Delegates

Judicial branch of the government of Maryland

Courts of Maryland

• Supreme Court of Maryland

Law and order in Maryland

• Cannabis in Maryland
• Capital punishment in Maryland
  • Individuals executed in Maryland
• Constitution of Maryland
• Crime in Maryland
• Gun laws in Maryland
• Law enforcement in Maryland
  • Law enforcement agencies in Maryland
    • Maryland State Police
  • Prisons in Maryland
• Same-sex marriage in Maryland

Military in Maryland

• Maryland Air National Guard
• Maryland Army National Guard

History of Maryland

History of Maryland

History of Maryland, by period

History of Maryland
By year Pre-statehood American Revolution U.S. Civil War Post-Civil War Topics: Maritime history
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• Prehistory of Maryland
  • Indigenous peoples
• Colony of Maryland
  , 1632–1694
  • History of slavery in Maryland
  • Maryland Toleration Act, 1649
• English Province of Maryland, 1694–1707
• British Province of Maryland, 1707–1776
  • French and Indian War, 1754–1763
    • Treaty of Paris of 1763
  • British Indian Reserve (in present Garrett County), 1763–1783
    • Royal Proclamation of 1763
  • Mason–Dixon line, 1763–1767
• American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
  • Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
• State of Maryland since 1776
  • • Thirteenth state to ratify the
      Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
      , signed March 1, 1781
  • Seventh State to ratify the
    Constitution of the United States of America
    on April 26, 1788
  • War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • Battle of Bladensburg, 1814
    • Battle of Baltimore, 1814
    • Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
  • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • Baltimore Plot, 1861
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Maryland in the American Civil War
      • Border state, 1861–1865
      • Maryland Campaign
        , September 4–20, 1862
        • Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862
      • Gettysburg Campaign
        , June 9 – July 14, 1863

History of Maryland, by region

• by city
  • History of Baltimore
  • History of Cumberland, Maryland
  • History of Frederick, Maryland
• by county
  • History of Garrett County, Maryland

History of Maryland, by subject

• History of MTA Maryland
• History of Maryland Route 200

Culture of Maryland

• Museums in Maryland
• Religion in Maryland
  • Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
• Scouting in Maryland
• State symbols of Maryland
  • Flag of the State of Maryland
  • Great Seal of the State of Maryland

• Music of Maryland
• Theater in Maryland

Sports in Maryland

Sports in Maryland

• Professional sports teams in Maryland

Economy and infrastructure of Maryland

• Business in Maryland
• Communications in Maryland
  • Newspapers in Maryland
  • Radio stations in Maryland
  • Television stations in Maryland
• Health care in Maryland
  • Hospitals in Maryland
• Transportation in Maryland
  • Airports in Maryland
  • Roads in Maryland
    • U.S. Highways in Maryland
    • Interstate Highways in Maryland
    • State highways in Maryland

Education in Maryland

• Schools in Maryland
  • School districts in Maryland
    • High schools in Maryland
  • Colleges and universities in Maryland
    • University of Maryland, College Park

See also

• Topic overview:
  • Maryland
  • Index of Maryland-related articles
• All pages with titles beginning with Maryland
• All pages with titles containing Maryland

References