Full Title: State of Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Straddling the southern end of the Northeast megalopolis, Maryland rises from the Atlantic Ocean, crosses Chesapeake Bay, largest estuary in the US, and ascends to 3360’ in the ridge and valley province of the Appalachian Mountains. A 68.34 square mile tract of cityscape on the Maryland side of the Potomac River serves as our nation’s capital.