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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.

Shangli County is located in the west of Jiangxi Province and the north of Pingxiang City. It is bordered by Yichun City and Luxi County, Jiangxi Province to the east, Anyuan Economic Development Zone and Heyao Town in East Hunan to the south, Pukou and Fuli Town in Liling City, Hunan Province to the west, and Dayao Town and Wenjia Town in Liuyang City to the north. The county is 45 kilometers long from north to south and 25 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 720.91 square kilometers. The total population is 480000 (2011), of which 43000 are non-agricultural. Shangli County has more than 10 kinds of minerals, such as coal, lead, iron, gold, copper, sulfur, zinc, phosphorus and porcelain clay, especially coal and porcelain clay, with reserves of more than 80 million tons of coal and 15 million tons of lead. Shangli County gave birth to firecracker ancestor Li Gong, talented scholar Liu Fenghao, historian Li Youtang, and the first provincial party secretary of Jiangxi Province Zhang Guoshu.
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