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Maine

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State of Maine
Flag of Maine State seal of Maine
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: "The Pine Tree State" "Vacationland"[1]
Motto(s): "Dirigo" (Latin for "I lead" "I guide" or "I direct")
Map of the United States with Maine highlighted
Map of the United States with Maine highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ None
Spoken language(s) Gẹ̀ẹ́sì (92%) & Faransé (5%)
OrúkọaráàlúMainer
OlúìlúAugusta
Ìlú atóbijùlọPortland
Largest metro areaPortland-South Portland-Biddeford
Àlà Ipò 39th ní U.S.
 - Total35,385 sq mi
(91,646 km2)
 - Width210 miles (338 km)
 - Length320 miles (515 km)
 - % water13.5
 - Latitude42° 58′ N to 47° 28′ N
 - Longitude66° 57′ W to 71° 5′ W
Iyeèrò Ipò 41st ní U.S.
 - Total1,328,302 (2013 est)
- Density43.0/sq mi  (16.6/km2)
Ranked 38th in the U.S.
Elevation 
 - Highest point Mount Katahdin[2][3]
5,270 ft (1606.4 m)
 - Mean600 ft  (180 m)
 - Lowest pointÒkun Atlántíkì
sea level
Admission to Union  March 15, 1820 (23rd)
GómìnàPaul LePage (R)
President of the SenateJustin Alfond (D)[4]
LegislatureMaine Legislature
 - Upper houseSenate
 - Lower houseHouse of Representatives
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R)
Angus King (I)
U.S. House delegation Chellie Pingree (D)
Mike Michaud (D) (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC −5/−4
Abbreviations ME US-ME
Websitemaine.gov
  1. "Maine for Vacation". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112224536/http://traveltips.usatoday.com/maine-vacation-57068.html. Retrieved August 5, 2013. "There's a reason it's called "Vacationland...""
  2. "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  3. Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
  4. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor, the President of the State Senate is first in line for succession.