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  1. Year of Admission: 1788
  2. Order of Admission: 7th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1867
  4. Capital: Annapolis
  5. Population: 5,094,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 9,775 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 515.9  people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Old Line State, Free State
  9. Motto: Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 47
  13.       Number of State Delegates: 141
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 8
  15. Main Industries: Manufacturing, biotechnology, information technology, tourism
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, sand, gravel, clay, coal, granite, limestone, natural gas, talc