缅因(Maine)
美国东北部州。为新英格兰地区诸州之一，面积86,156平方公里，首府奥古斯塔。阿帕拉契山脉穿过该州，卡塔丁（Katahdin）山高1,606公尺，为州内最高峰；高地地区有很多湖泊和狭谷；大西洋沿岸多岩石，风景优美。该地区已知最早的居民是阿尔冈昆印第安人，欧洲移民发现佩诺布斯科特人（Penobscot）和帕萨马科迪人（Passamaquoddy）生活於河谷及沿海地区。1603年法国把缅因画为阿卡迪亚省的一部分；1606年英国取得这块土地，赠予普里茅斯公司。17世纪期间英国在此建立一些四散的殖民地，但该地区一直争端时起，战争频繁，直到1763年英国人在加拿大东部征服法国人之後才有所改变。1652年起为受麻萨诸塞州管理的一区，直到1820年根据密苏里妥协案画为合众国的第23个州。1842年确立与加拿大的边界。美国南北战争和工业革命使缅因的工人和资本在19世纪中转向州外，到20世纪，该州的经济成长虽缓慢但稳定，尤其在西南沿海地区。经济以农业和自然资源为基础，主要生产项目有木材和木制品、马铃薯和龙虾；观光业也是重要收入来源。人口约1,275,000（2000）。
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Maine
State (pop., 1997 est.: 1,242,000), northeastern U.S. One of the New England states, it covers 33,265 sq mi (86,156 sq km); its capital is Augusta. The Appalachian Mtns. cross the state, rising to 5,268 ft (1,606 m) at Mount Katahdin; Maine's upland region has many lakes and valleys, and its Atlantic coast is rocky and scenic. Algonquian Indians were the earliest-known inhabitants of the area. European settlers found the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes living along the river valleys and coasts. The French included Maine as part of the province of Acadia in 1603, and Britain included it in territory granted to the Plymouth Co. in 1606. During the 17th century Britain established scattered settlements, but the area was a constant battleground until the British conquered the French in eastern Canada in 1763. Maine was governed as a district of Massachusetts from 1652 until it was admitted as the 23rd state of the Union under the Missouri Compromise in 1820. Its Canadian boundary was established in 1842. The American Civil War and the Industrial Revolution diverted workers and capital from Maine in the 19th century. In the 20th century it has seen slow but steady economic gains, especially in the southwestern coastal region. Its economy is based on agriculture and natural resources. Chief products include timber and wood products, potatoes, and lobsters. Tourism is also an important source of income.