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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.

Shantou, referred to as "Shantou", a prefecture-level city and special economic zone in Guangdong Province, is an important port city along the southeast coast, an important gateway to the Maritime Silk Road, a central city in eastern Guangdong, and a deputy central city in Guangdong Province. As of 2018, the city has jurisdiction over six districts and one county, with a total area of 2198.7 square kilometers and a resident population of 5.6385 million. Shantou is located in the Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong, at the southern end of the Han River Delta, Chaozhou to the north, Jieyang to the west, and the South China Sea to the southeast across the sea from Taiwan. The three rivers Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Lianjiang enter the sea is the only city where Chinese mainland has an inner bay. Shantou is an open port city along China's coast, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, and one of the earliest special economic zones in China. There are more than 5 million overseas Chinese and compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, covering more than 100 countries and regions in the world. ..
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