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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.

Hunchun City, which belongs to Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province, is located in the east of Jilin Province and southeast of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Hunchun is bordered by Hunchun Ridge and Hassan District of Russia's coastal border region. The total length of the border is 246km. The southwest is bounded by the Tumen River and is adjacent to Hamgyong North Road of North Korea. The total length of the border is 139.5 km. The north is bounded by Laoyeling and adjoins Wangqing County, the northwest corner is connected with Tumen City, and the northeast is adjacent to Dongning City, Heilongjiang Province. It is between longitude 130o 03m 21 "- 130o 18m 33" east and latitude 42o 25m 20 "- 43o 30m 18" north, with a total area of 5145 square km. Hunchun is the only border city in China located at the junction of China, North Korea and Russia, because it is at the core of international cooperation and development in the Tumen River region.
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