Population: 6.2 million
Capital: Annapolis
Largest City: Baltimore
Major Industries: Life sciences, IT & cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defense, financial services, energy, military
Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.
User Groups
| Location | Linux User Group |
|---|---|
| Annapolis | Annapolis LUG provides support and/or education for Linux users, particularly for inexperienced users. |
| Baltimore | UMBC LUG: is the University of Maryland Baltimore County Linux Users Group. |
| Catonsville | Catonsville Ubuntu-MD Loco Meetup is a group for anyone interested in Ubuntu on the desktop or server administration. |
| Columbia | CALUG: Columbia-Area Linux Users Group is a friendly informal group of Columbia-area residents who share an interest in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in general, and Linux in particular. |
| Baltimore | Baltimore Hackerspace focuses on a wide range of computer-related areas such as electronic, robotics, Linux, web development, and more. |
Maryland was named in honour of Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles I.