Maryland

state">U.S. state locatit in the Mid Atlantic region o the Unitit States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, an the District of Columbia tae its sooth an wast; Pennsylvania tae its north; an Delaware tae its east. Maryland wis the seivent state tae ratify the Unitit States Constitution, an three nicknames for it (the Auld Line State, the Free State, an the Chesapeake Bay State) are occasionally uised. Maryland is the 9t smawest state bi aurie, but the 19t maist populous an the 5t maist densely populatit o the 50 Unitit States. The state's maist populatit ceety is Baltimore. Its caipital is Annapolis. It wis namit efter Queen Henrietta Maria.

Ane o the oreeginal Thirteen Colonies, Maryland is conseedert the birthplace o releegious freedom in Americae. The state wis foondit bi George Calvert, a trustit furrin meenister an personal friend o Keeng James I. Whan Calvert convertit tae Catholicism in 1625 it meant his disqualification frae haudin public office, but his friendship wi King James remeened. Calvert haed haed an early interest in the admeenistration o colonial affairs an peteetioned James for a chairter tae provide a releegious haven for Catholics persecutit in Ingland as weel as tae extend the territories o the Inglis Empire. Consequently, in 1632 James’ son, Charles, grantit Calvert a chairter tae settle launds in Americae held bi the Croun, tae wit: tae "transport ... a numerous Colony o the Inglis Naition" tae settle thare. Unlik the Pilgrims an Puritans, that begoud enforcin conformity wi thair beliefs as suin as thay settled in Americae, Calvert enveesioned a colony whaur fowk o different releegious sects wad coexeest unner the principle o toleration. Some historians believe that Calvert's aspiration taewart sic a society mey hae been inspired bi the warks o Thomas More, maist notably the beuk Utopia. Accordinly, in 1649 the Maryland General Assemmly passed an Act Concernin Releegion, that enshrined the principle o toleration bi penalisin onyane that "reproached" a fellae Marylander as a "heritick, Scismatick, Idolator, puritan, Independant, Prespiterian popish prest, Jesuite, Jesuited papist, Lutheran, Calvenist, Anabaptist, Brownist, Antinomian, Barrowist, Roundhead [or] Separatist."

Saxteen o Maryland's twenty three cointies mairch on the tidal watters o the Chesapeake Bay estuary an its mony tributaries, that combined tot mair nor 4,000 mile o the shoreline. The population is approximately sax million residents. As o 2015^[update], Maryland haed the heichest median hoosehauld income o ony state, awin in lairge pairt tae its close proximity tae the naition's caipital an a heichly diversified economy spannin manufacturin, services, an biotechnology.

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