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Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr/ BAWL-tim-or, locally: /bɔːldəˈmɔːr/ bawl-da-MOR or /ˈbɔːlmər/ BAWL-mər) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland[a] in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (64 km) north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526.

Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonists from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. The first printing press and newspapers were introduced to Baltimore by Nicholas Hasselbach and William Goddard respectively, in the mid-18th century.

The Battle of Baltimore was a pivotal engagement during the War of 1812, culminating in the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry, during which Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that would become "The Star-Spangled Banner", which was eventually designated as the American national anthem in 1931. During the Pratt Street Riot of 1861, the city was the site of some of the earliest violence associated with the American Civil War.

Chongzuo, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, is located in the southwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, with geographical coordinates between 21 °36` ~ 23 °22` N and 106 °33` ~ 108 °6` E. it is bordered by Nanning City and Fangchenggang City in the east and southeast, Baise City in the north and Vietnam in the west. It is the prefecture-level city with the longest land border in Guangxi, with a total area of 17440 square kilometers. Chongzuo is the most convenient land passage from China to ASEAN, an important node city of China-Vietnam Corridor and Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor, and one of the cities of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone. There are 3 national first-class ports, 4 second-class ports and 13 border exchange points, which is the city with the largest number of border ports in China. The topography of Chongzuo City is slightly higher in the northwest and southwest.
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