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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.

Hubei Province, referred to as "E" for short, is the provincial administrative region of the people's Republic of China and the capital of Wuhan. It is located in central China, bordering Anhui in the east, Chongqing in the west, Shaanxi in the northwest, Jiangxi and Hunan in the south, and Henan in the north. It lies between latitude 29 °01: 53 "- 33 °6 °47" N and longitude 108 °21 °42 "- 116 °07 °50" E. it is about 740km long from east to west and 470km wide from north to south, with a total area of 185900 square kilometers, accounting for 1.94% of the total area of China. The eastern end is Huangmei County, the western end is Lichuan City, the southernmost end is Laifeng County, and the northernmost end is Yunxi County. The topography of Hubei Province is roughly surrounded by mountains in the east, west and north, low and flat in the middle, and slightly open to the south as an incomplete basin. In the total area of the province, mountains account for 56%.
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