Statistics

STATE CAPITOL Augusta

GOVERNOR John E. Baldacci

ADMITTED AS A STATE 1820

FORESTED LANDS 17 million acres

RIVERS AND STREAMS 5,100

ISLANDS 3,000

COASTLINE 3,478 miles

LAKES AND PONDS 4,523 square miles

TOTAL LAND AREA 33,215 square miles

POPULATION (2006 est.) 1,321,574

LARGEST CITY (2004) Portland (64,000-city; 230,000-metro)

VIOLENT CRIME RATE (2005) 1.12 per 1,000 people (2nd lowest in the U.S.)

PER CAPITA INCOME (2006) $32,348

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (2006) 4.6 %

GROSS STATE PRODUCT (2006) $47 billion

MAJOR INDUSTRIES (2005) Services, Tourism, Manufacturing

MAJOR MANUFACTURING GROUPS (2005) Paper and Wood Products, Transportation Equipment, and Food Products