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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.

Fuzhou, a city under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province (prefectural level), an important member of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, is located in the east of Jiangxi Province. The administrative area is about 222km from north to south and 169km from east to west, with a total area of 18816.92 square kilometers, accounting for 11.27% of the total area of the province. Fuzhou has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 9 counties, with a total area of 18817 square kilometers and a resident population of 4.0472 million in 2018. Fuzhou is an ancient county on the right side of the Yangtze River, giving birth to celebrities such as Wang Anshi, Tang Xianzu and Zeng Gong. Fuzhou is one of the 20 cities in the economic zone on the west bank of the Taiwan Strait determined by the State Council. It is the first Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone in Jiangxi Province to be included in the national strategic regional development plan and one of the important cities in the former Central Soviet area. Fuzhou has been known as "collar rivers and lakes, control belt Fujian and Guangdong" since ancient times. Fuzhou is a national park.
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