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The capital city of Maine is Augusta. Learn about the Maine state government, including its agencies and operations. Read about living and working in the Pine Tree State, and find Maine travel information. - [Read more]

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Learn about the geography and natural features of Maine, as well as its cities, highways, and airports. View the detailed road maps, relief maps, and topo maps of Maine. - [Read more]

This is the Maine state category. Maine's capital city is Augusta and its postal abbreviation is ME. Maine entered the Union as the 23rd state, on March 15, 1820. It is the 39th largest state, with an area of 33,741 square miles. Maine is a New England state, located in northeastern United States. Its largest city is Portland. The land is generally rolling country with mountains in the northwest, and more than 2000 lakes. The state's chief rivers are the St John, Penobscot, Kennebec, and St Croix. John Cabot explored Maine in 1498. British settlement, at Fort Saint George, was first attempted in 1607, and permanent colonization began in the 1620s. However, French and Native American resistance hindered British settlement efforts. In 1652, Maine came under the administration of the Massachusetts Bay Company, and then of the Massachusetts colony in 1691. Maine's trading ports and timber resources have spurred economic development; fishing and tourism are important industries as well.

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