Maine
state of the United States of America
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Summary
Maine is an U.S. state[1]. Maine draws 33,458 Wikipedia views per month (u s state category, ranking #20 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Janet T. Mills[6]
- Continent: North America[7]
- Capital: Augusta[8]
- Shares border with: New Hampshire[9], Quebec[10], New Brunswick[11]
- Anthem: State of Maine Song[12], Ballad of the 20th Maine[13]
- Named after: Maine[14], Broadmayne[15], Province of Maine[16]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Androscoggin County[17], Aroostook County[18], Cumberland County[19], Franklin County[20], Hancock County[21], Kennebec County[22], Knox County[23], Lincoln County[24], Oxford County[25], Penobscot County[26], Piscataquis County[27], Sagadahoc County[28], Somerset County[29], Waldo County[30]
- Headquarters location: Augusta[31]
- Flag: flag of Maine[32]
- Legislative body: Maine Legislature[33]
- Executive body: Government of Maine[34]
- Highest judicial authority: Maine Supreme Judicial Court[35]
- Part of: contiguous United States[36], New England[37]
- Commons category: Maine[38]
- Has seal, badge, or sigil: Seal of Maine[39]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[40], America/New_York[41]
- Foundational text: Constitution of Maine[42]
- Archives at: Maine State Archives[43]
- Inception: March 15, 1820[44]
- Highest point: Katahdin[45]
- Official website: https://www.maine.gov[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maine[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Population counts include 1,328,361[48], 1,274,923[49], 1,227,928[50], 1,124,660[51], and 992,048[52].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Maine include USS Maine[53], a pre-dreadnought battleship[54], in Cuba[55].
Why It Matters
Maine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Maine is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Maine include USS Maine[53], a pre-dreadnought battleship[54], in Cuba[55].