Maine

        The capitol of Maine is Augusta. The state bird of Maine is the chickadee. The Maine state tree is the white pine. Maine's nickname is the "Pine Tree State." Maine was admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820.   It was the 23rd state. The land area of Maine is 30,920 square miles (80,083 square kilometers). The total area of Maine is 33,215 square miles (86,026 square kilometers). Maine's population, as of 1990, was 1,227,928 people.