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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.

Kunshan, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, is hosted by Suzhou City. It has been more than 2200 years since Zilou County in the Qin Dynasty. Kunshan is the birthplace of Kunqu Opera, the ancestor of a hundred operas. Kunshan culture belongs to Wu-Yue culture, and the people of Kunshan belong to the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. In September 2010, Kunshan, Vienna, Singapore and other five cities won the UN Habitat Award of the year. In January 2016, Kunshan was named the first batch of "National Ecological Garden cities" by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. In 2018, Kunshan achieved a GDP of 383.206 billion yuan. In 2019, Kunshan was named one of the top 100 counties and cities with comprehensive strength in 2019, one of the top 100 green development counties in 2019, and one of the top 100 new urbanization quality counties and cities in 2019. The second batch of national agricultural products
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