Maine, state, United States

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Maine, largest of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New Hampshire (W), the Canadian provinces of Quebec (NW) and New Brunswick (NE), the Bay of Fundy (E), and the Atlantic Ocean (the Gulf of Maine; SE).

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• Introduction
• Political Issues since the 1850s
• Statehood and Prosperity
• Revolution and Economic Development
• Early Inhabitants and European Colonization
• Government and Higher Education
• Economy
• Geography
• Facts and Figures

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