Capital, Augusta | Largest city, Portland
Statehood, Mar. 15, 1820 (23d state)
Nickname, Pine Tree State
 Motto, Dirigo [I Direct] | State bird, chickadee
 State flower, white pine cone and tassel
 State tree, Eastern white pine

The largest of the New England states in area, Maine, in 1820, was the 23rd state to join the Union. Its name comes from an ancient French province of the same name. The most sparsely populated state east of the Mississippi River, it's appropriately called the "Pine Tree State," as 90 percent of its land is forest. Not surprisingly, most of Maine's economy is related to timber and the production of paper and paper products although the millions of tourists who flock each summer to "Vacationland" are a significant source of revenue. 

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