Friends to Maine
The State of Maine; Admission to Statehood: March 15, 1820. Maine is located in the Northeast region of the United States of America. Capital City is Augusta. Maine is bordered by Canada to the north and to the east, New Hampshire to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
Maine is ranks 39th in total land area. The state ranks 40th in population with almost 1.3 million residents in 2006. Largest Cities: Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, South Portland, Auburn, Brunswick, Biddeford, Sanford, Augusta, Scarborough. Maine is known for its jagged and rocky coastline and for its seafood. Maine has three main outputs groups in the economy. The first one is the seafood industry, with fishing of especially lobsters, clams and ground fishing. The second one is the timber industry that produces wood, paper, and pulp. And the third is outdoor recreation and tourism is the last of the three largest out puts for Maine with sport fishing, camping, hiking, hunting, skiing, and snowboarding. Other out puts for Maine is potato, eggs, poultry, cattle, apples, maple sugar, maple syrup and food products. Maine has the largest support base for the U.S. Navy, Naval Air Station Brunswick and some Navel shipbuilding and construction to.
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