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State Abbreviation - ME
State Capital - Augusta
Largest City - Portland
Area - 35,387 square miles [Maine is the 39th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 1,328,302
(as of 2013) [Maine is the 41st most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Mainers
Major Industries - agriculture (especially potatoes), shipbuiding, fishing (especially lobsters), footwear, machinery, electronics, tourism
Major Rivers - Androscoggin River, Kennebec River, Penobscot River, St. John River
Major Lakes - Lake Moosehead, Richardson Lakes
Highest Point - Mt. Katahdin - 5,268 feet (1,606 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 16
Bordering State - New Hampshire
Bordering Country - Canada
Bordering Bodies of Water - Gulf of Maine, Atlantic Ocean
Origin of the Name Maine - Maine refers to the mainland
State Nickname - Pine Tree State
State Motto - "Dirigo" - I direct
State Song - "State of Maine Song"
Maine State Symbols and Emblems:
Animal Symbols:
State Animal | State Insect | State Bird Black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus) |
State Cat Maine coon cat |
State Fish Landlocked Salmon (a subspecies of the Atlantic salmon) |
Plant Symbols:
State Flower White pine cone and tassel |
State Herb Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) |
State Tree Eastern white pine |
State Berry Wild blueberry |
State Fossil Pertica quadrifaria (a 6 ft tall extinct plant from the Devonian Period, 390 million years ago) |
Earth Symbols:
State Gemstone Tourmaline |
State Soil Chesuncook Soil Series |
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