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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.

Ledong Li Autonomous County, which is directly administered by Hainan Province, is located in the southwest of Hainan Island. Between latitude 18 °24'N and latitude 18 °58', longitude 108 °39'E and longitude 109 °24'E. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, with the mountain facing the sea. It is bordered by Wuzhishan City and Baisha County in the east and northeast, Sanya City in the southeast, Dongfang City and Changjiang Li Autonomous County in the north, and the South China Sea in the southwest. In 2016, the total population of Ledong Li Autonomous County was 534400. It has 11 towns and 188 villages (communities), covering an area of 2765.5 square kilometers, a sea area of 1726.8 square kilometers and a coastline of 84.3km. In 2016, the gross domestic product of Ledong Li Autonomous County reached 11.769 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1 percent over 2015.
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