The state on the mid-Atlantic east coast of the USA with the capital Annapolis covers 32,100 km². It was one of the 13 founding states of the United States and borders Pennsylvania to the north, Delaware to the north-east, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Virginia and West Virginia to the south and west and Washington, D.C. (not a federal state, but an independent administrative centre of the US government) to the west. The state is divided by the Chesapeake Bay and also includes the Eastern Shore to the east. The southernmost major town is Pocomoke City in the extreme south-east of the state. The largest city is Baltimore.
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