MARYLAND MARYLAND U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1788 ORDER OF ADMISSION 7TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1867 CAPITAL ANNAPOLIS POPULATION 5094000 1997 LAND AREA 9775 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 515.9 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME OLD LINE STATE FREE STATE MOTTO FATTI MASCHII PAROLE FEMINE MANLY DEEDS WOMANLY WORDS GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 47 NUMBER OF STATE DELEGATES 141 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 8 MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOURISM MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL SAND GRAVEL CLAY COAL GRANITE LIMESTONE NATURAL GAS TALC