Maine

state of the United States of America
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Maine

Summary

Maine is an U.S. state[1]. Maine draws 8,731 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #20 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maine is located in United States[3].
  • Maine is in the country of United States[4].
  • Maine is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
  • Maine's head of government is recorded as Janet T. Mills[6].
  • Maine is on the continent of North America[7].
  • Maine's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[8].
  • Maine's capital is recorded as Augusta[9].
  • Maine's shares border with is recorded as New Hampshire[10].
  • Maine's shares border with is recorded as Quebec[11].
  • Maine's shares border with is recorded as New Brunswick[12].
  • Maine's anthem is recorded as State of Maine Song[13].
  • Maine's anthem is recorded as Ballad of the 20th Maine[14].
  • Maine is named after Maine[15].
  • Broadmayne is named after Maine[16].
  • Province of Maine is named after Maine[17].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Androscoggin County[18].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aroostook County[19].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cumberland County[20].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Franklin County[21].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hancock County[22].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kennebec County[23].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Knox County[24].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lincoln County[25].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oxford County[26].
  • Maine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Penobscot County[27].

Body

Geography

Maine is in the country of United States[4]. Maine is located in United States[3]. Maine is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5]. Maine is on the continent of North America[7]. Part of include contiguous United States[28], a territory[29], in United States[30] and New England[31], a cultural area[32], in United States[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1328361'}[34], {'amount': '+1274923'}[35], {'amount': '+1227928'}[36], {'amount': '+1124660'}[37], and {'amount': '+992048'}[38].

Designation and Status

Maine's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[8].

History and Context

+1820-03-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Maine[39]. Things named after include Maine[15], a former administrative territorial entity[40], in France[41]; Broadmayne[16], a village[42], in United Kingdom[43]; and Province of Maine[17], an English overseas possession[44], in Kingdom of England[45], founded in 1622[46].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Maine include USS Maine[47], a pre-dreadnought battleship[48], in Cuba[49].

Why It Matters

Maine draws 8,731 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #20 of 49).[2] Maine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Maine is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for Maine include USS Maine[47], a pre-dreadnought battleship[48], in Cuba[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [39] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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