什麼是緬因

美國東北部州。為新英格蘭地區諸州之一，面積86,156平方公里，首府奧古斯塔。阿帕拉契山脈穿過該州，卡塔丁（Katahdin）山高1,606公尺，為州內最高峰；高地地區有很多湖泊和狹谷；大西洋沿岸多岩石，風景優美。該地區已知最早的居民是阿爾岡昆印第安人，歐洲移民發現佩諾布斯科特人（Penobscot）和帕薩馬科迪人（Passamaquoddy）生活於河谷及沿海地區。1603年法國把緬因畫為阿卡迪亞省的一部分；1606年英國取得這塊土地，贈予普里茅斯公司。17世紀期間英國在此建立一些四散的殖民地，但該地區一直爭端時起，戰爭頻繁，直到1763年英國人在加拿大東部征服法國人之後才有所改變。1652年起為受麻薩諸塞州管理的一區，直到1820年根據密蘇里妥協案畫為合眾國的第23個州。1842年確立與加拿大的邊界。美國南北戰爭和工業革命使緬因的工人和資本在19世紀中轉向州外，到20世紀，該州的經濟成長雖緩慢但穩定，尤其在西南沿海地區。經濟以農業和自然資源為基礎，主要生產專案有木材和木製品、馬鈴薯和龍蝦；觀光業也是重要收入來源。人口約1,275,000（2000）。

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.