Where in the World is Maine

Positioned as the northernmost New England state in America, Maine shares its 35,385 square mile landmass with Quebec to the west and north, New Brunswick to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast and New Hampshire to the southwest, while the state’s rugged, meandering coastline of inlets, bays and estuaries stretches along some 3,478 miles of scenic beauty. Boasting sixteen counties and eight diverse geographic regions, including the Highlands, Kennebec and Moose River Valley, the Lakes, Mountains and Beach Regions, Mid-Coast, Downeast and more, Maine is home to 73 rivers longer than 20 miles and more than 700 mountains, including the state’s highest peak at Mount Katahdin, standing at 5,270 feet above sea level.

Big & Small Towns Alike

Home to a whopping 721 towns and cities in the state, the smallest include Glenwood with a population of four, while the largest is the city of Portland, with a population of 68,289. Other large cities include Lewiston’s population of 37,577 and Bangor’s population of 31,703, while the states capital at Augusta in Kennebec County represents the third least populated state capital in the U.S., with a population of 18,968 as of 2021. Maine also holds the record as the twelfth smallest and ninth least populated state within the American nation, while the Port of Portland boasts the highest tonnage seaport traffic in the New England region.

Robust Economy

While people from Aroostook County are referred to as people “from the county,” residents of Maine are generally referred to as Mainers, while residents from the other New England states jokingly refer to Mainers as Mainiacs. Consisting of a population of 1,362,000 people, Mainers produce an annual GDP of $72.41 billion, maintaining the state’s robust economy through the timber industry, healthcare, fishing and aquaculture, agriculture, mining, shipbuilding and tourism, while other contributing business sectors include finance, insurance, real estate, along with the rental and leasing industry, making the state of Maine, a cold yet magical destination in the northeastern United States.