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- Admission to Statehood: March 15, 1820
- Area: 35387 sq.mi, 39th Land 30865 sq. mi., 39th Water 4523 sq.mi., 12rd
Coastline 228 mi., 9th Shoreline 3,478 mi., 4th
- Area Code: 207
- Biographies: Famous Mainers
- Bird: Chickadee 50states List
- Border State: Regional List New Hampshire
- Cam World: Live Web Cams
- Climate: Maine
- Colleges, Universities: 50states List
- Community and Technical Colleges: 50states List
- Community Pages: 50states List
- Constitution: 23rd State
- County Profile: Text List 16 Counties
- Courts: Judicial System
- Current Events: News Headlines
- Department of: Education Certification
- Driving: BMV
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Seafood, poultry and eggs, potatoes, dairy products, cattle, blueberries, apples.
- Industry: Paper, lumber, and wood products, electric equipment, food processing, leather products, textiles, tourism.
- Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index
- Fast Facts: 50states List
- Flag:
The state coat of arms is placed on a blue field. In the center of the shield a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman represents the work that people did in early times. The North Star represents the state motto:
"Dirigo". ("I Direct" ) Flag adopted 1909 Fly this Flag
- Flower: White pine cone and tassel Pinus strobus, linnaeus
- Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies
- Geographic Center: Piscataquis, north of Dover
- Governor: Angus S. King, Jr. (I)
- Highest Point: Katahdin Mtn.; 5268 feet, 22nd
- Highway Markers: Maine Resource Manual
- History: Historical History Channel Civil War
- Largest Cities: Portland Lewiston Bangor South Portland Auburn Brunswick Biddeford Sanford Augusta Scarborough
- Library: Maine
- License Plates: Maine
- Lottery: Maine Lottery
- Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; sea level, 3rd
- Map: DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List
- Media: Radio TV
- Motto: Dirigo
- Museums: The Virtual Library
- National Forest: Maine
- Newspapers: Maine
- Nickname: Pine Tree State
- Origin of state's name: Assumed to be a reference to the state region being a mainland, different from its many surrounding islands
- Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com
- Permanent Residents: Find A Grave
- Population: Quick facts 1,274,923; 40th, 12/00
- Public Records: Maine
- Real Estate: Ired.com - Maine
- Representatives:
- Road Side America: Maine
- Soil: Maine - Chesuncook
- Song: State Song of Maine 50states List
- words and music by: Roger V. Snow
- Sports: Maine Teams
- State Parks: Maine
- Symbols: Geobop's Maine Symbols
- Topography: Image Appalaachian Mountains extend through state; western borders have rugged terrain, long sand beaches on southern coast; northern coast mainly rocky promontories, peninsulas, fjords.
- Tourism: Tour Maine
- Tree: White pine Pinus strobus Plant a Historic Tree, Today!
- Unclaimed Funds: Maine
- Veteran Affairs: Maine VA Military Links
- Vital Records: Maine
- Weather: Augusta, Augusta State Airport
- Yellow / White Pages:
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