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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.

Putian, Fujian Province has jurisdiction over prefecture-level cities, also known as "Xinghua" in ancient times, also known as "Puyang" and "Puxian". The territory is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with a saddle-shaped cross section, located on the northern edge of the Tropic of Cancer, bordering the ocean to the east, and is a typical subtropical maritime monsoon climate; as of 2018, it has jurisdiction over one county and four districts, with a total area of 4200 square kilometers; the resident population is 2.9 million. Putian City has a profound history, known as "Xinghua", known as "seaside Zoulu" and "literature famous state". Since the Tang Dynasty, 2482 Jinshi, 21 top scholars and 17 prime ministers have emerged. With sound infrastructure, Meizhou Bay, Xinghua Bay and Ping Bay are surrounded by three bays. Meizhou Bay is a good deep-water port with more than 150 berths of more than 10,000 tons. Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway and Xiang-Li Railway run through the whole territory.
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