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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.

Fangcheng District, located on the Beibu Gulf in southern Xinjiang of China, is located in the center of Fangchenggang, connecting Nanning to the north, Fangchenggang to the south, Qinzhou to the east and Dongxing to the southwest to the border between China and Vietnam, with a coastline of more than 130 kilometers and a border of more than 200 kilometers. Dongzhong and other four townships are bordered by Vietnam. Nanfang Railway and Qinfang Expressway run through the territory. In 2012, Fangcheng District has a total population of 414500, inhabited by 19 ethnic groups, including Han, Zhuang, Yao and Beijing, of which ethnic minorities account for 35.7% of the total population. There are more than 260000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, making it the second largest hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangxi. Fangcheng District is the hometown of Chinese golden scented tea, star anise and cinnamon. It is one of the top ten counties for scientific development in Guangxi in 2008, and the pilot county for the development of county industry in Guangxi.
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