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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.

Nanao County, which belongs to Shantou City, Guangdong Province, is located on the sea surface at the junction of Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan provinces, between longitude 116o 53km east and latitude 23 °11pm. Nanao County is composed of Nanao Island and 33 surrounding islands, of which the main island is 110.89 square kilometers and the sea area is 4600 square kilometers with a total area of 113.8 square kilometers. Nanao County is the closest point in Guangdong province to Taiwan Province, 162 nautical miles from Kaohsiung, at the center of the three major ports of Kaohsiung, Xiamen and Hong Kong, and only 7 nautical miles away from the main international route in the Pacific Ocean. It is known as "Chaoshan barrier, Fujian and Guangdong throat". Nanao County is the only island county in Guangdong, and it is also the only national 4A tourist area among China's island counties (districts). It has a superior geographical location. Nanao has been along the southeast since ancient times.
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