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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.

Suzhou, referred to as "Su" in ancient times, is an important part of the prefecture-level cities under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province and the Yangtze River urban agglomeration. Approved by the State Council, it is one of the national historical and cultural cities and scenic tourism cities, the national high-tech industrial base and one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta. By 2018, the city had jurisdiction over five districts and four county-level cities in escrow, with a total area of 8488.42 square kilometers, a built-up area of 461.65 square kilometers, a resident population of 10.7217 million, and an urban population of 8.1539 million, with a urbanization rate of 76.05%. Suzhou is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province and the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, facing Shanghai to the east, Jiaxing to the south, Taihu Lake to the west and the Yangtze River to the north, longitude 119 °55 to the east, 121 °20 to the north, latitude 3.
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