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Treant

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5. Maryland has
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 02:54 PM
Mar 2016

six million people--an average sized state, population-wise, in a pretty small area (that still hosts beautiful countryside and wild areas).

It's because of Baltimore and surrounding communities, plus the extended DC suburbs.

Washington state has seven million people.

So really, they're of comparable size--Washington just encompasses a lot more land area.

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