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Maine is the only contiguous US state that shares its border with only one other state, New Hampshire. It also has a border with Canada and the Atlantic Ocean. Maine is the top supplier of lobster and toothpicks, and the leading producer of wild blueberries in the US.
All contiguous US states touch at least two other states, except one: Maine. Maine is the only state in the contiguous United States that shares its border with only one other state. Located in the northeasternmost part of the United States, only the west side of Maine touches New Hampshire. In addition to its western border with New Hampshire, Maine has a border with Canada to the north, and its eastern border is the Atlantic Ocean. This proximity to the ocean plays a role in the state being the top supplier of lobster to the United States, accounting for more than 90 percent of the nation’s lobster.
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Maine is the only state with a one-syllable name.
Along with Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut, Maine is part of the New England region. However, Maine is larger than all of the other five states combined.
Maine is the leading producer of toothpicks in the United States, producing about 90 percent of them. The state is also the leading producer of wild blueberries, supplying approximately 99 percent of wild blueberries in the United States.
